colocynth

English - Turkish

Definition of colocynth in English Turkish dictionary: acıelma; ebucehilkarpuzu; acıhıyar; bundan elde edilen müshil; Citrullus colocynthis; (Tıp) Citrullus colocynhtis (acı elma)'in, kuvvetl imüshil etkisi gösteren kurutulmuşham meyvası

English - English

Definition of colocynth in English English dictionary: A viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative; The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, or Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida; It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic; {i} type of plant; fruit of this plant; purgative derived from this fruit; Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd