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balsam apples

balsam apples is the plural of balsam apple.

Meaning of balsam apple

Noun

balsam apple (plural balsam apples)

  1. Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
  2. A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
    Synonyms:
    cundeamor, southern balsam pear, balsam pear
  3. A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
  4. A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
  5. A gourd of genus Echinopepon

Questions about balsam apples

What is balsam apples the plural of?
Balsam apples is the plural of balsam apple.

Words near balsam apples in the dictionary

  1. Balsall
  2. Balsall Common
  3. Balsall Heath
  4. balsam
  5. balsam apple
  6. balsam apples
  7. balsam Canada
  8. balsam fir
  9. balsam firs
  10. Balsam Lake
  11. balsam of fir

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