coloquintida

American  

[kol-uh-kwin-ti-duh] / ˌkɒl əˈkwɪn tɪ də /

noun

1. colocynth.

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coloquintida British  

/ ˌkɒləˈkwɪntɪdə /

noun

1. another name for colocynth

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Etymology

Origin of coloquintida

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek kolokýnthida, accusative of kolokynthís colocynth

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coloquintida

Locusts, coloquintida, figs, nettles, lettuce, hyssop, thyme, poppy, mandragora, oak, rose, rue, rush, strawberries, sycamore, grapes, willow.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett

To keep Flies from the Work.—Having prepared the gum water for the colours, add a little coloquintida.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young

To Barbary, Antwerp exported woollen goods, linen, merceries, metals, &c.; and received from it sugar, azure or anil, gums, coloquintida, leather, peltry, and fine feathers.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson

In this case, Galen recommends pilulae of caberica coloquintida; for, as they are good for purging the bad humours, so also they open the passages of the womb, and strengthen it by their aromatic qualities.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

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