COLOCYNTH


Meaning of COLOCYNTH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə - ˌ sin(t)th

Function: 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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