balsam apple

/ˌbɔlsəm ˌæpəl/
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Other forms: balsam apples

Definitions of balsam apple
  1. noun
    a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
    synonyms: Momordica balsamina
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    type of:
    gourd, gourd vine
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
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