Colocynth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a plant, Citrullus colocynthis, belonging to the gourd family, of the warmer parts of Asia, the Mediterranean region, etc., bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp.
  2. the fruit of this plant.
  3. the drug derived from the pulp of the unripe but full-grown fruit of this plant, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
noun
  1. a cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Citrullus colocynthis, of the Mediterranean region and Asia, having bitter-tasting fruit
  2. the dried fruit pulp of this plant, used as a strong purgative
Colocynth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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