bitter gourd

Other forms: bitter gourds

Definitions of bitter gourd

1. noun

   tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
   synonyms: Momordica charantia, balsam pear, bitter melon

   type of:

   gourd, gourd vine

   any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
2. noun

   the fruit of the Momordica charantia vine, commonly used as a vegetable while immature and green in Asian, African, and Caribbean cuisines
   synonyms: balsam pear, bitter melon
3. noun

   a Mediterranean vine in the gourd family, or its fruit, the pulp of which is sometimes used as a bowel-cleansing medicine
   synonyms: colocynth