colocynth
/ˈkɒləsɪnθ/noun
1- a tropical Old World climbing plant of the gourd family, which bears a pulpy fruit and has long been cultivated药西瓜。亦称BITTER APPLE.
1.1
- Citrullus colocynthis, family Curcurbitaceae.拉丁名Citrullus colocynthis,葫芦科。
1.2
- the fruit of this plant药西瓜果实。
1.3
- mass noun a bitter purgative drug obtained from this fruit从药西瓜果实中提取的泻药。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek kolokunthis.