bitter melon

Definitions

1. A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter yet edible fruit.
2. The fruit of the bitter melon vine.
3. The colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis.
4. A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
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Examples

“Bees often convey the pollen from the blossoms of a bitter melon vine to those of a sweet variety and completely change⟳ the character and flavor of its fruit.”

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