(n) (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana, Syn. Cynthia

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Colocynth

n. [ L. colocynthis, Gr. &unr_;. 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. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd. [ 1913 Webster ]

Colocynthin

n. [ Cf. F. colocynthine. ] (Chem.) The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cynthia

n. (Classical mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana.
Syn. -- Artemis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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えり蚕

[えりさん;エリサン, erisan ; erisan] (n) (uk) eri silkmoth (Samia cynthia ricini); eri silkworm

コロシント

[koroshinto] (n) colocynth

เพิ่มคำศัพท์

ทราบความหมายของคำศัพท์นี้? กด [เพิ่มคำศัพท์] เพื่อใส่คำนี้พร้อมความหมาย เพื่อเป็นวิทยาทานแก่ผู้ใช้ท่านอื่น ๆ

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