bottle gourd

noun

Calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria).

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calabashLagenaria siceraria
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Meanings

nounbottle gourd (plural bottle gourds)

plural bottle gourds

  1. Calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria).

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
calabashLagenaria siceraria
Broader
gourdgourd vine
Also see
calabashopopul qua

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From its shape, round with a narrow neck.

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APA

bottle gourd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle%20gourd

MLA

“bottle gourd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle%20gourd. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottle gourd,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottle%20gourd.

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