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colocynth

/kol-uh-sinth/US // ˈkɒl ə sɪnθ //UK // (ˈkɒləsɪnθ) //

胶合剂,绞股蓝,胶合板,胶囊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plant, Citrullus colocynthis, belonging to the gourd family, of the warmer parts of Asia, the Mediterranean region, etc., bearing a round, yellow or green fruit with a bitter pulp.
    • : the fruit of this plant.
    • : Pharmacology. the drug derived from the pulp of the unripe but full-grown fruit of this plant, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.

Examples

  • Put some powdered colocynth into a phial, and cover the mouth with parchment pierced with holes.

  • I think I will send out a box of colocynth, and a bit of nice tender veal, to put him in good humour again.

  • One of the principal ingredients in the mummy balsam is colocynth, or bitter apple, powdered.

  • Dr. Pulney Andy of India states that the extract prepared from the tender leaves is a good substitute for extract of colocynth.

  • Elisha throwing flour in the pot to sweeten the bitterness of the colocynth.