Also known as the bitter cucumber, or vine of Sodom. 'The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida.' (Othello i, iii). More cucurbitous information here.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Colocynth
Also known as the bitter cucumber, or vine of Sodom. 'The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts, shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida.' (Othello i, iii). More cucurbitous information here.
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