Bitter gourd (balsam pear/ bitter melon) is a young, tender, edible fruit-pod in the Momordica genus of climbing vines. Although its bitter taste might turn some people away from it, in-fact, it really can sweeten your health through virtue of its disease preventing and health promoting phyto chemical compounds.
Quarter (United States coin) The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a United States coin worth 25 cents, one-fourth of a dollar. It has a diameter of .955 inches (24.26 mm) and a thickness of .069 inches (1.75 mm). The coin sports the profile of George Washington on its obverse and its reverse design has changed frequently.
Quarter(verb) a small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud. Quarter(verb) the fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11Â¡ 15', that is, about 2Â¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point.