Definitions For Colocynth
Noun
COLOCYNTH. (countable and uncountable, plural COLOCYNTHs) A viny plant, citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit. The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.Synonyms
Citrullus colocynthis bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, {{vern, vine of Sodom}}, {{vern, desert gourd}}Translations
Arabic: حَنْظَل, m, عَلْقَم, m Czech: kolokvinta obecná, f Finnish: kolokvintti German: Koloquinte, f, Pomaquinte, f, Purgiergurke, f, Bitterapfel, m, Echte Zitrulle, f, Teufelsapfel, m, Koloquintenkürbis, m Hebrew: אֲבַטִּיחַ הַפַּקּוּעָה, m (ʾaḇaṭíaḥ ha-paqqūʿā) Kurdish: : Central Kurdish: تاڵکە, گوژاڵک Persian: کبست, tr=kabast, sc=fa-Arab Russian: колоци́нт, m, колокви́нт, m Sanskrit: तारक Spanish: coloquíntida, f, tuera, f Swedish: kolokvint, c Turkish: ebücehil karpuzu, acıhıyar, acıkavun, it hıyarı Ukrainian: колоци́нт, m, колокви́нт, m Volapük: {{qualifier, plant}} kolozünt, {{qualifier, fruit}} kolozüntaflukAlternative forms
{{alter, en, colocynthis}}Etymology
From {{bor, en, la, colocynthis}}, from {{der, en, grc, κολοκυνθίς}}.Is Colocynth a Scrabble Word?
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The word Colocynth is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends