COLOCYNTH

Meaning of COLOCYNTH in English

[ 'kɒləsɪnθ ]

■ noun a tropical climbing plant with pulpy fruit which yield a bitter purgative drug. [ Citrullus ~is .]

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk kolokunthis .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

COLOCYNTH — noun Etymology: Latin ~is, from Greek kolokynthis Date: 1543 a Mediterranean and African herbaceous vine ( Citrullus ~is ) related …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COLOCYNTH — ˈkäləˌsinth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin colocynthis, from Greek kolokynthis 1. or colocynth apple : a Mediterranean and African …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH — (n.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied …
Английский словарь Webster
COLOCYNTH — ( n. ) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH — /kol"euh sinth/ , n. 1. a plant, Citrullus colocynthis, belonging to the gourd family, of the warmer parts of Asia, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH — n. type of plant; fruit of this plant; purgative derived from this fruit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COLOCYNTH — noun Etymology: Latin colocynthis, from Greek kolokynthis Date: 1543 : a Mediterranean and African herbaceous vine ( Citrullus colocynthis ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COLOCYNTH — noun the light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (citrullus, / cucumis, colocynthis), an asiatic plant allied …
Webster English vocab
COLOCYNTH — [col.o.cynth] n [L colocynthis, fr. Gk kolokynthis] (1543): a Mediterranean and African herbaceous vine (Citrullus colocynthis) related to the watermelon; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COLOCYNTH — also called Bitter Apple, or Bitter Cucumber (Citrullus colocynthis), hairystemmed climbing vine, of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLOCYNTH — colocynth BrE AmE ˈkɒl ə sɪn t θ AmE \ ˈkɑːl- ▷ colocynth|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH — n. (also coloquintida) 1 a a plant of the gourd family, Citrullus colocynthis, bearing a pulpy fruit. b this fruit. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COLOCYNTH — n. (also coloquintida) 1 a a plant of the gourd family, Citrullus colocynthis, bearing a pulpy fruit. b this fruit. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH — n. (also coloquintida) 1. a a plant of the gourd family, Citrullus colocynthis, bearing a pulpy fruit. b this fruit. …
Oxford English vocab
COLOCYNTH — n. Coloquintida, bitter-apple, bitter-cucumber.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COLOCYNTH — колоквинт, колоцинт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COLOCYNTH — колоквинт, арбуз колоцинт (многолетнее стелющееся растение семейства тыквенных)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
COLOCYNTH — арбуз колоцинт (Citrullus colocynthis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
COLOCYNTH — арбуз колоцинт ( Citrullus colocynthis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
COLOCYNTH — колоквинт, колоцинт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COLOCYNTH — n. Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə - ˌ sin(t)th Function: noun Etymology: Latin colocynthis, from Greek kolokynthis Date: 1543 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COLOCYNTH APPLE — noun see colocynth 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GARAWI — ˈgarə(ˌ)wē noun ( plural garawi ) Etymology: Egyptian Arabic garwi white poppy, small colocynth : sudan grass
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALLACIOUS — fəˈlāshəs adjective Etymology: Middle French fallacieux, from Latin fallaciosus, from fallacia + -osus -ous 1. : embodying or presenting a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELATERIN — ə̇ˈlad.ərə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary elater ium + -in : a bitter white crystalline poisonous cathartic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCURBITACEAE — (ˌ)kyüˌkərbəˈtāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cucurbita, type genus + -aceae : a family of chiefly herbaceous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLOQUINTIDA — ˌkäləˈkwintə̇də noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin coloquintida, alteration of Latin colocynthis — more at colocynth : colocynth
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CITRULLUS — -_ləs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin citrullus, citrolus, a kind of cucumber, from (assumed) Old Italian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CITRULLIN — sə̇.ˈtrələ̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Citrullus (genus name of Citrullus colocynthis ) + English -in : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITTER GOURD — noun 1. : colocynth 2. : an edible gourd of Australia and Asia that is prob. identical with a snake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITTER CUCUMBER — noun : colocynth
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLOQUINTIDA — /kol'euh kwin"ti deuh/ , n. colocynth (defs. 1, 2). [ 1350-1400; ME kolokýnthida, acc. of kolokynthís COLOCYNTH ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

← COLOBUS COLOGNE→