bitter melon

American  

noun

1. balsam pear.

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Example Sentences

There was always a steady supply of bitter melon, eggplant, gai lan and bok choy.

From Los Angeles Times

For more tart-leaning fruits, like a bitter melon or even grapefruit, vanilla lends that baking-spice note that mellows acidity and tempers bolder flavors.

From Salon

These include cinnamon, bitter melon, fenugreek and magnesium.

From Washington Post

The larger Hmong immigrant community that they're a part of has introduced Minnesotans to treats like bitter melon and various Thai chili peppers.

From Salon

African-American communities were seeking okra and collards; Asian communities were looking for Asian greens, bitter melons, and long beans; Indigenous communities looking for indigenous seeds.

From Salon