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Colocynth

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber Citrullus colocynthis 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

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