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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
colocynth /ˈkɒləsɪnθ/

▶noun a tropical climbing plant with pulpy fruit which yield a bitter purgative drug. [Citrullus colocynthis.]

– origin C16: via L. from Gk kolokunthis.

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