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Citrullus or Cucumis colocynthis
Colocynth Col"ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. Coloquintida.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, or Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.
Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis
Cucumber Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below. Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis. See Colocynth. Cucumber beetle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines. (b) The squash beetle. Cucumber tree. (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia (M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited gherkin (Cucumis Anguria). Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made. See Elaterium. Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with prickly fruit.

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- Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cu****ber, egusi, vine...
- species and subspecies: Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. – colocynth Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon...
- Additionally, other wild species have bitter fruit containing cucurbitacin. C. colocynthis (L.) Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh., C. rehmii De Winter, and C. naudini****...
- Cucurbitaceae Genus: Citrullus Species: C. ecirrhosus Binomial name Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. 1888 Synonyms Colocynthis ecirrhosus (Cogn.) Chakrav....
- endecaphylla, 10 mg/72 g,: 7  also from Ecballium elaterium Citrullus colocynthis, Cucurbita andreana, deters feeding by flea beetle: 55  Hexanorcucurbitacin...
- Oil Palm Bunch Refuse Ash in Sustainable Production of Egusi-Melon (Colocynthis citrullus) in an Ultisol. Asian J. Agric. Hortic. Res, 10(3), pp.138-148...
- first domesticated plant species. Wild, poisonous gourds (Citrullus colocynthis) were unknowingly added to the company of prophets' stew according to...
- and others that are inedible Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis) and others Cu****is – cu****ber (C. sativus), various melons and vines...
- Synonyms Cu****is naudini**** Sond. Citrullus naudini**** (Sond.) Hook.f. Colocynthis naudini**** (Sond.) ****ze Cu****is dissectifolius Naudin Cu****is prophetarum...
- Common daisy Calendula Calendula officinalis Scotch marigold Colocynthis Citrullus colocynthis Bitter cu****ber Digitalis Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Drosera...