Cōl'o-cynth, n.

n. [Lat. colocynthis, Gr. κολοκυνθίς.] (Med.) The coloquintida, or bitter apple of the shops; the spongy part or pith of the fruit of a species of cucumber (Cucumis colocynthis). It has a bitter, nauseous, and acrimonious taste, and is a strong cathartic. Dunglison.