balsam apple

noun5

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