colocynth

Noun

Meaning

The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bitter apple bitter cucumber vine of Sodom desert gourd drug stimulant laxative coloquintida karela egusi squirting cucumber bitter melon Momordica charantia bitter gourd wild gourd
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Phrases with the word

colocynth apple

Close letter words and terms

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