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MOMORDICA BALSAMINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Momordica balsamina mean?
• MOMORDICA BALSAMINA (noun)
The noun MOMORDICA BALSAMINA has 1 sense:
1. a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
Familiarity information: MOMORDICA BALSAMINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
balsam apple; Momordica balsamina
Hypernyms ("Momordica balsamina" is a kind of...):
gourd; gourd vine (any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)
Holonyms ("Momordica balsamina" is a member of...):
genus Momordica; Momordica (Old World tropical vine)
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