colocynth
Syllables: co·lo·cynth/ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/US/ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/
colocynth 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.
Noun
colocynth (countable and uncountable, plural colocynths)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter melon, egusi, vine of Sodom, desert gourd
- The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.
colocynth meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Punjabi
colocynth in Tamil
- கொலோசிந்து
colocynth in Telugu
- colocynth, bitter apple
- పుచ్చ pucca
colocynth in Kannada
- ಬೇಲಿಸೌತೆ
colocynth in Punjabi
- plant or fruit of the Citrullus colocynthis
- ਤੁੰਮਾ tummā, ਕੌੜਤੁੰਮਾ kauṛtummā
More languagesFewer languages
- colocynth in Sanskrit
- त्रपुस trapusa, तारक tāraka
- colocynth in Arabic
- حَنْظَل ḥanẓal, عَلْقَم ʕalqam
- colocynth in Persian
- کبست kabast
Synonyms of colocynth
- bitter apple
- bitter cucumber
- bitter melon
- egusi
- vine of Sodom
- desert gourd
Forms of colocynth
| plural | colocynths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | colocynthis |
Origin of colocynth
From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.
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Words that rhyme with colocynth
Questions about colocynth
- What does colocynth mean?
- 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.
- What is colocynth in Tamil?
- Colocynth in Tamil is கொலோசிந்து. See Colocynth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is colocynth?
- Colocynth is a noun.
- How do you pronounce colocynth?
- Colocynth is pronounced /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of colocynth?
- The plural of colocynth is colocynths.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: colocynth (page history and authors); colocynth (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పుచ్చ (Telugu) (page history and authors); colocynth (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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