colocynth: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	bitter apple • bitter cucumber • Citrullus colocynthis

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Round, green-striped colocynth fruits (Citrullus colocynthis) growing on dry, sandy ground in the Sahara Desert with sparse vegetation and scattered trees in the background.

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