balsam pear

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balsam pear - tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit

Momordica charantia

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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The bitter gourd is known by a number of names including the balsam pear or bitter melon.

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The juice was made from pumpkin, balsam pear, onion and carrots.

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Balm (or Balsam) of Gilead, or else one made from Balsam Pears. Native Americans used an ointment of poplar buds for wounds and old-time quilters concocted a quilter's salve for their fingers from Balsam Pears.