- 1. n. The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / 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. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber(Citrullus, or Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to thewatermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intenselybitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bittercucumber, bitter gourd. Source: adambom
- 4. n. The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / 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. Source: ecdict
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