bottle gourd

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bottle gourd

See calabash.

bottle gourd

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria, having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant Also called calabash

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

Lagenaria siceraria, calabash

gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

genus Lagenaria, Lagenaria - bottle gourds

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