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Rarecolocynth
The correct spelling is colocynth.
How to pronounce colocynth
noun
IPA: /kɒl.əˈsɪnθ/
Say it like: Col-osy-nth
The correct spelling is colocynth. 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.
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noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
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