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Colocynth

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Noun
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col=o=cynth

CIDE DICTIONARY

Colocynthn. [L. colocynthis, Gr. . Cf. Coloquintida.].
     The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus colocynthis, or Cucumis colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Colocynth, n. (also coloquintida)
1 a a plant of the gourd family, Citrullus colocynthis, bearing a pulpy fruit. b this fruit.
2 a bitter purgative drug obtained from the fruit.

Etymology
L colocynthis f. Gk kolokunthis
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