balsam apple
Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to…Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
Meaning
5 sensesAny tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
A gourd of genus Echinopepon
- a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
Forms
plural: balsam apples| Singular | balsam apple |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit:Momordica balsamina
See also
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