balsam apple

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balsam apple

A tendril-bearing annual Old World vine (Momordica balsamina) grown as an ornamental for its yellow flowers and orange warty fruits that open at maturity to expose red-coated seeds.

balsam apple

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an ornamental cucurbitaceous vine, Momordica balsamina, of the Old World tropics, with yellow flowers and orange egg-shaped fruits

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balsam apple - a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit

Momordica balsamina

gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

genus Momordica, Momordica - Old World tropical vine

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