colocynth (English, noun)
expansion: colocynth (countable and uncountable, plural colocynths)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: colocynths
tags: plural
form: colocynthis
tags: alternative