Word: colocynthin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
o
cyn
thin
Definition: The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter yellow crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.
Morphemes:
Affix: colocynth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colocynthis
Language: la
Decoded: colocynthis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: colocynth
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a neutral chemical compound