1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Colocynth \Col"ocynth\, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also {bitter apple}, {bitter cucumber}, {bitter gourd}. [1913 Webster]
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