colocynth

n. சுரைக்காய் வகை, சுரைக்காய் வகையிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்படும் பேதிமருந்து.

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Col"ocynth, n. Etym: [L. colocynthis, Gr. Coloquintida.] (Med.) Defn: 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. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.

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