HyperDic: genus_momordica

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Momordica:
NOUNplantgenus Momordica, MomordicaOld World tropical vine
English > genus Momordica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOld World tropical vine.
SynonymMomordica
Member ofCucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd familyA family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
Membersbalsam apple, Momordica balsaminaA tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
balsam pear, Momordica charantiaTropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishgenus momordica, momordica
Catalangenus momordica, momordica

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