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Colocynth

//ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.

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