bitter cucumber
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Bitter cucumber — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bitter cucumber — Bitter Bit ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bitter cucumber — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bitter-cucumber — raukšlėtasis svaidenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos daržovinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Momordica charantia), paplitęs Afrikoje, pietų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Momordica charantia; Momordica… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bitter-cucumber — n. See bitter apple … New dictionary of synonyms
bitter cucumber — noun : colocynth … Useful english dictionary
Chinese bitter-cucumber — kininis svaidenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Momordica cochinchinensis), paplitęs Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Momordica cochinchinensis; Muricia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
spiny bitter-cucumber — kininis svaidenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Momordica cochinchinensis), paplitęs Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Momordica cochinchinensis; Muricia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cucumber beetle — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
