Momordica Charantia
Synonyms:
Bitter Gourd
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Food, Medicinal Plant, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional African Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani Medicine
Bitter Melon (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- bittermelon
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/
Noun
bitter melon (plural bitter melons)
- A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.
- (Australia) A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
- The fruit of the bitter melon vine.
Synonyms
- balsam pear, bitter gourd, karela, cerasee (Jamaica)
