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colo·cynth (käl′ə sint̸h′)
noun
- an African and Asian perennial vine (Citrullus colocynthis) of the gourd family, whose small, dried fruits are used in making a strong cathartic
- this fruit, or the cathartic prepared from it; bitter apple
Etymology: L colocynthis < Gr kolokynthis
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