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colocynth

/ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
co-lo-cynth
IPA
/ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/
  • British English: /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

colocynths (plural) colocynthis (alternative)

Derived Forms

colocynthin

Synonyms

bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter melon egusi vine of Sodom desert gourd

Rhymes With

synth plinth helminth

Questions

How do you pronounce colocynth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/.
What does colocynth mean?
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.
Where does colocynth come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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