Etymology

colocynth

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin colocynthis ← Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς ← Pre-Greek
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  1. Pre-Greek · derived from
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκολοκυνθίς
  3. Latin · borrowed fromcolocynthis
  4. English todaycolocynth

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

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