Meanings
plural balsam apples
- Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
Synonyms: autograph tree, copey, pitch apple, Scotch attorney
- A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
Synonyms: cundeamor, southern balsam pear, balsam pear
- A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
- A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
- A gourd of genus Echinopepon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
nounA vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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balsam apple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balsam%20apple
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