balsam apple

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Momordica balsamina

clusia

strangler fig

pitch apple

ampalaya