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Look up: calabash

  1. Calabash
    (Lagenaria) This Gourd, as all other Gourds, belong to the Cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. Unlike their edible relatives such as Melons, Squashes, Cucumbers and Pumpkins, Gourds are mainly grown for ornament. All are tendril-bearing vines that will sprawl if not supported. L. siceraria is commonly known as the Bottle Gourd. Other popular names include Calabash and White-flowered Gourd. This musky-scented, tender perennial is a native of South America and can reach a height of 30 feet. The sticky...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/lagenaria.html

  2. Calabash
    see 'Bottle Gourd'
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Calabash
    Calabash is a town in Brunswick County North Carolina, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. calabash
    [n] - round gourd of the calabash tree 2. [n] - tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds 3. [n] - a pipe for smoking
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Calabash
    Bottle shape > Ovoid body tapering into cylindrical neck with collared tip.
    Found on http://www.glamorganantiques.co.uk/gloss

  6. Calabash
    Cal'a·bash (kăl'ȧ*băsh) noun [ Spanish calabaza , or Portuguese calabaça , cabaça (cf. French Calebasse ), lit., a dry gourd, from Arabic qar' , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). 2. The fruit of the calabash tree. 3. A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made f ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/6

  7. calabash
    calabash tree noun tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. calabash
    noun a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Calabash
    The `calabash` (not to be confused with the calabaza) is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, one of the calabash subspecies is known as the `bottle gourd`. The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh. The calabash was one of the first cultivated plants in the world, grown not for food but as...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash

  10. Calabash
    • (n.) The fruit of the calabash tree. • (n.) The common gourd (plant or fruit). • (n.) A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Calabash
    A common variety of hard-shelled gourd, also called 'bottle gourd' and 'white-flowered gourd.' This gourd is used in the West Indies to produce a very popular syrup. Its shell is often used to create bowls and other utensils.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fruits.shtml


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