coloquintida

[ kol-uh-kwin-ti-duh ]

noun

1. colocynth ( defs 1, 2 ).

coloquintida

/ ˌkɒləˈkwɪntɪdə /

noun

1. another name for colocynth

Word History and Origins

Origin of coloquintida¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coloquintida¹

C14: from Medieval Latin, from colocynthid- colocynth

Example Sentences

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

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Coloquinthe; The wilde and fleme-purging Citrull Coloquintida.

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