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Noun: balsam pear  ból-sum pehr
  1. Tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
    "Balsam pear is grown both for food and medicine";
    - Momordica charantia

Derived forms: balsam pears

Type of: gourd, gourd vine

Part of: genus Momordica, Momordica

Encyclopedia: Balsam pear