HyperDic: balsam_apple

English > 1 sense of the expression balsam apple:
NOUNplantbalsam apple, Momordica balsaminaa tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
English > balsam apple: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit.
SynonymMomordica balsamina
Member ofMomordica, genus MomordicaOld World tropical vine
Broadergourd, gourd vineAny vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

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