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Synonyms for colocynth

  • noun

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bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter melon egusi

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Noun

1. Bitter apple — A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a…

bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter melon, egusi

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Forms

Plural
colocynths

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
colocynthfalling
egusirising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
egusi

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coloquinte