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Colocynth

කොලොක්න්ටි குமட்டி

Citrullus colocynthis

Colocynth
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public domain

Overview

Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, coloquintida, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, Turkey, and Nubia.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Citrullus colocynthis — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): குமட்டி — CC BY-SA 4.0