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noun

cŏlŏcynthis

gen. cŏlŏcynthĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
= κολοκυνθίς
the colocynth; coloquintida
the colocynth or coloquintida, used as a purgative: Cucumis colocynthis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 3, 8, § 14; Pall. 1, 35, 9.
Perseus ID: n9142 Key: colocynthis