Colocynth
Pronunciation : Col"ocynth
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. colocynthis, Gr. Coloquintida.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913