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1. (n.) calabash
any of various gourds, esp. the bottle gourd,
Lagenaria siceraria.
2. calabash
a tropical American tree, Crescentia cujete, of the bignonia family, bearing large, gourdlike fruit.
3. calabash
the fruit of any of these plants.
4. calabash
the dried, hollowed-out shell of any of these fruits, used as a container or utensil.
5. calabash
a tobacco pipe with a large bowl made from a calabash.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF calabasse < Sp calabaza < Catalan carabaça)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) calabash
round gourd of the calabash tree
2. (noun) calabash, calabash tree, Crescentia cujete
tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
3. (noun) bottle gourd, calabash, Lagenaria siceraria
Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
4. (noun) gourd, calabash
bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
5. (noun) calabash, calabash pipe
a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) calabash
the common gourd (plant or fruit)
2. (noun) calabash
the fruit of the calabash tree
3. (noun) calabash
a water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd
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