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Citrullus or Cucumis colocynthis
Colocynth Col"ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. Coloquintida.] (Med.) 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.
Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis
Cucumber Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below. Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis. See Colocynth. Cucumber beetle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines. (b) The squash beetle. Cucumber tree. (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia (M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited gherkin (Cucumis Anguria). Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made. See Elaterium. Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with prickly fruit.
Citrullus vulgaris
Watermelon Wa"ter*mel`on, n. (Bot.) The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of Melon.

Meaning of Citrullus from wikipedia

- Citrullus is a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. Molecular data, including sequences...
- Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cu****ber, egusi, vine...
- given the name Cucurbita citrullus. It was re****igned to the genus Citrullus in 1836, under the replacement name Citrullus vulgaris, by the German botanist...
- Cantrell, and Amnon in 2019 introduced the hybridisation of Citrullus ecirrhosus and Citrullus lanatus developed a cultivated watermelon capable of resistance...
- green pattern. "Citrullus amarus Schrad". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 November 2024. "Citrullus amarus". Germplasm...
- Renner (2011) Synonyms Citrullus fistulosus Stocks (1851) Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Duthie & J.B.Fuller (1977) Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus...
- Namib tsamma (Citrullus ecirrhosus) in Namibia. "Namib Melon (Citrullus rehmii)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-14. "Citrullus rehmii De Winter...
- organic compound citrulline is an α-amino acid. Its name is derived from citrullus, the Latin word for watermelon. Although named and described by gastroenterologists...
- Coulibaly; Adam Ahanchede (2008). "Importance and practices of Egusi crops (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, Cu****eropsis mannii Naudin and Lagenaria...
- gourds. Lagenaria – calabash (bottle gourd) and other, ornamental gourds. Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis), plus several other species...