colocynth

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/    美 /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
  2. The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative. countable,uncountable

词形变化

colocynths plural colocynthis alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
colocynthin

词源

From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek.
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