colocynth

/kɒl.əˈsɪnθ/

IPA: /K AH0 L OW1 S IH1 N TH/

noun

1
A viny plant, 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.

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