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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/
• 韻: -ɪnθ
• ハイフネーション: co‧lo‧cynth

名詞

colocynth (countable and uncountable, plural colocynths)

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

同意語

• (Citrullus colocynthis): bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter melon, egusi, vine of Sodom, desert gourd

派生語

Further reading

• colocynth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia