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Definition of Balsam pear
1. Noun. Tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit.
Generic synonyms: Gourd, Gourd Vine
Group relationships: Genus Momordica, Momordica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balsam Pear
Literary usage of Balsam pear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture \ by Peter Henderson (1910)
"M. charantia, an East Indian species, is the balsam pear of our gardens. It has
bright orange-yellow, pear-shaped fruit, from four to six inches long,and ..."
2. Annual Report by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio (1900)
"The best annuals are as follows: Balloon Vine, German Ivy, balsam pear, ...
balsam pear (Momordica).—This is an East India species,, belonging to the order ..."
3. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"A native of India; tender annual; a climber four feet high; flowers yellow, in
July and August; time for planting in May. M. charantia. — balsam pear. ..."
4. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Raot and fruit cathartic, emetic. Seeds vulnerary, (b) M. Charantia L. (M.
Balsamina Uesc.) is the similar balsam pear; East Indies and widely cult. 1848. ..."
5. Manual of Gardening: A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... odoratissimus; dipper or bottle gourd (Lagenaria); vegetable sponge, dish-cloth
gourd, rag gourd (Luffa); balsam apple, balsam pear (Momordica); ..."
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