colocynth

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for colocynth

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colocynth : කොලොසින්ත්

colocynth : තිත්තලබු

colocynth definition

Noun. The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintidAdjective. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.