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| col·o·cynth [ kóllə sìnth ] (plural col·o·cynths) |
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1. yellow fruit: a spongy bitter yellow fruit about the size of a lemon but speckled with green. Use: laxative.
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2. vine with bitter fruit: a vine related to the pumpkin and squash that bears colocynths. Native to: Europe. Latin name Citrulus colocynthis.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Latin colocynthis< Greek kolokunthis< kolokunthē "pumpkin, round gourd"] |
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