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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A tropical annual vine (Momordica charantia) native to Asia, having yellow flowers and orange, warty fruits that open at maturity to expose red-coated seeds. Various parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine or for food.
  • noun The immature green fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

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  • noun a plant, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though edible, fruit
  • noun the fruit of the bitter melon

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