col|o|cynth

col|o|cynth: col|o|cynth «KOL uh sihnth», noun.

1. a plant of the gourd family, grown especially in southern Asia and Mediterranean regions for its orangelike fruit; bitter apple.

2. the bitter fruit of this plant.

3. the purgative drug prepared from the dried pulp of the fruit; coloquintida.

╂[< Latin colocynthis < Greek kolokynthís a gourd known for medicinal properties]

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cynth — col·o·cynth; … English syllables
colocynth — col·o·cynth … English syllables
colocynth — col•o•cynth [[t]ˈkɒl ə sɪnθ[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called bitter apple a Mediterranean and S Asian plant, Citrullus colocynthis, of the gourd family, bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp. 2) pha a drug derived from the pulp of… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
colocynth — The peeled dried fruit of Citrullus colcynthis (family Cucurbitaceae), an herb of the sandy shores of the Mediterranean, resembling somewhat the watermelon plant; formerly widely used as a cathartic and laxative. SYN: bitter apple. [G. kolokynthe … Medical dictionary

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