Colocynth
21bitter cucumber — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… …
22bitter gourd — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… …
23Citrullus colocynthis — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… …
24Cucumis colocynthis — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… …
25bitter apple — colocynth (defs. 1, 2). [1860 65] * * * …
26Citrullus colocynthis — Bitter apple and spelling variants redirect here. This is also used for the poisonous Soda Apple, a species of nightshade. Citrullus colocynthis Citrullus colocynthis from Koehler s Medicinal Plants (1887) Scientific classification …
27Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible Plants in the Bible …
28Alhandal — was a term used in Arabian pharmacy for the purgative extract of colocynth, or Bitter Cucumber ( Citrullus colocynthis ). CharacteristicsThe Troches of Alhandal, or Trochisci Alhandalæ, were a kind of troche, or tablet, composed of colocynth,… …
29coloquintida — /kol euh kwin ti deuh/, n. colocynth (defs. 1, 2). [1350 1400; ME < ML < Gk kolokýnthida, acc. of kolokynthís COLOCYNTH] * * * …
30bitter apple — SYN: colocynth. * * * colocynth …
