English Explanatory Dictionary

balsam apple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
  2. A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
  3. A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
  4. A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
  5. A gourd of genus Echinopepon

Word forms

balsam apple balsam apples

Synonyms

autograph tree copey pitch apple Scotch attorney cundeamor southern balsam pear balsam pear
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