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colocynth in Arabic

حَنْظَل ḥanẓal

/ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/US/ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/

colocynth in Arabic: حَنْظَل (ḥanẓal), عَلْقَم (ʕalqam). In English, colocynth means a viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.

Arabic words for colocynth

plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
حَنْظَل ḥanẓal, عَلْقَم ʕalqam

English meaning of colocynth

  1. noun A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
  2. noun The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.

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Questions about colocynth in Arabic

What is the meaning of colocynth in Arabic?
Colocynth in Arabic is حَنْظَل (ḥanẓal), عَلْقَم (ʕalqam).
ما معنى كلمة colocynth؟
Colocynth: حَنْظَل (ḥanẓal), عَلْقَم (ʕalqam).
What does colocynth mean in English?
Colocynth means a viny plant, of species 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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