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Definition of Genus Momordica
1. Noun. Old World tropical vine.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Cucurbitaceae, Family Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family
Member holonyms: Balsam Apple, Momordica Balsamina, Balsam Pear, Momordica Charantia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Momordica
Literary usage of Genus Momordica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1830)
"... modern revolutionizing botanists have in many instances parted genera on much
slighter grounds of difference than are observable in the genus momordica. ..."
2. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"This species is common and widely distributed from northern Luzon to Basilan.
Family CUCURBITACEAE Genus MOMORDICA MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. AMPALAYA. ..."
3. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1831)
"... modern revolutionizing botanists have in many instances parted genera on much
slighter grounds of difference than are observable in the genus momordica. ..."
4. An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are by David Booth (1836)
"The genus MOMORDICA is of the Cucumber tribe ; and its species, as cultivated
here in hotbeds, have the general name of BALSAM-APPLES. ..."
5. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1829)
"( • * Seven species of the genus Momordica are known and cultivated in England.
Vide Hort. Cant. t The specific name Elaterium was given this species of ..."
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