colocynth

English

Colocynth

Etymology

See colocynthis

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɒl.əˈsɪnθ/

Noun

colocynth (countable and uncountable, plural colocynths)

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.
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.

Synonyms

(Citrullus colocynthis): bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, vine of Sodom, desert gourd

Translations

plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis

Czech: kolokvinta obecná f
Finnish: kolokvintti (fi)
German: Koloquinte f, Pomaquinte f, Purgiergurke f, Bitterapfel m, Echte Zitrulle f, Teufelsapfel m, Koloquintenkürbis m
Persian: کبست‎ (fa) (kabast)

Sanskrit: तारक (sa) (tāraka)
Spanish: coloquíntida f, tuera f
Swedish: kolokvint c
Volapük: (plant) kolozünt, (fruit) kolozüntafluk

Further reading

colocynth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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