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BALSAM APPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
Synonyms:
balsam apple; Momordica balsamina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("balsam apple" is a kind of...):
gourd; gourd vine (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)
Holonyms ("balsam apple" is a member of...):
genus Momordica; Momordica (Old World tropical vine)