bitter melon

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Etymology

Calque from Chinese 苦瓜 (kǔguā).

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bitter melon (plural bitter melons)

  1. A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.
  2. (Australia) A similar fruit-bearing vine, Citrullus lanatus (Citroides Group).
  3. The fruit of the bitter melon vine.

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