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noun • round gourd of the calabash tree • tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds • Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits • bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd • a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd | ||||||||
| 39% | 14 | This genus includes species such as bottle gourds and calabashes | ||||||
noun • bottle gourds | ||||||||
| 37% | 10 | Cucurbits that are also known as desert gourds | ||||||
noun • A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit. • The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative. | ||||||||
Fruits Also Known As Bottle Gourds Crossword Clue
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CALABASHES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CALABASHES
Updated: October 11, 2023
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