COLOCYNTH


Meaning of COLOCYNTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lə-ˌsin(t)th ]

noun

Etymology: Latin colocynthis, from Greek kolokynthis

Date: 1543

: a Mediterranean and African herbaceous vine ( Citrullus colocynthis ) related to the watermelon ; also : its spongy fruit from which a powerful cathartic is prepared

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