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Bottle Gourd

see synonyms of bottle gourd

Noun

1. bottle gourd, calabash, lagenaria siceraria

Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits

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Bottle Gourd

see synonyms of bottle gourd
noun
1. 
an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria, having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits
2. 
the fruit of this plant

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Bottle Gourd

see synonyms of bottle gourd
n.
1. An annual cucurbit vine (Lagenaria siceraria) with white flowers, widely cultivated for its smooth hard-shelled fruits.
2. The dried and hollowed-out shell of one of these fruits, often used as a container, a drinking utensil, a musical instrument, or a decorative object. In both senses also called calabash.

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