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cerasee

cerasee noun: bitter melon, Momordica charantia, from which a medicinal tea is made.

Noun

cerasee (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica) bitter melon, Momordica charantia, from which a medicinal tea is made.
    • Cundeamor is derived from the Spanish name for the fruit of the Cerasee (Momordica Charantia) possessing a peculiar warted appearance.1882, Daniel Morris, Cacao: How to Grow and how to Cure it, page 13
    • She told me how easy it was to tell cerasee, the tiny pale yellow flowers on the vine and the small bright-orange fruits, and the seeds blood-red.2007, Jacqueline Bishop, The River's Song: A Nove, page 161

Questions about cerasee

What does cerasee mean?
Cerasee means bitter melon, Momordica charantia, from which a medicinal tea is made.
What part of speech is cerasee?
Cerasee is a noun.

Words near cerasee in the dictionary

  1. cerapodan
  2. cerapodans
  3. cerargyrite
  4. cerargyrites
  5. ceras
  6. cerasee
  7. cerasin
  8. cerasine
  9. cerasins
  10. cerastae
  11. cerastes

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