MOMORDICA CHARANTIA

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Meaning:

Tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit

Synonyms:

balsam pear; Momordica charantia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Momordica charantia" is a kind of...):

gourd; gourd vine (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)

Holonyms ("Momordica charantia" is a member of...):

genus Momordica; Momordica (Old World tropical vine)

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