What is another word for Colocynth?

Pronunciation: [kˈə͡ʊləsˌɪnθ] (IPA)

Colocynth is a bitter fruit that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. There are a few other names for this fruit that are commonly used as synonyms. One such name is the bitter apple, which refers to the fact that the fruit is extremely bitter and has a green apple-like appearance. Another common synonym is the desert gourd, which refers to the fact that the colocynth grows in desert-like conditions. Additionally, it is sometimes called the vine of Sodom, which is a reference to its use as a laxative in biblical times. While these names may be different, they all refer to the same plant with useful medicinal properties.

What are the hypernyms for Colocynth?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Colocynth

Mixed with equal parts of Colocynth it is applied to carbuncles.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
I applied my usual remedies for it, which consisted of Colocynth and quinine; but experience has shown me that an excessive use of the same cathartic weakens its effect, and that it would be well for travellers to take with them different medicines to cause proper action in the liver, such as Colocynth, calomel, resin of jalap, Epsom salts; and that no quinine should be taken until such medicines shall have prepared the system for its reception.
"How I Found Livingstone"
Sir Henry M. Stanley
If he could only have seen Daphne press her handkerchief first to her eyes, from which tears were streaming, and then to her lips, that he might not hear her sobs, if he could have perceived how Thyone's wrinkled old face contracted as if she were swallowing a Colocynth apple, while at the same time she patted his strong shoulder briskly, exclaiming with forced cheerfulness: "Go on, my boy!
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers

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