♦ Cucurbita, a gourd abundant within the tropics, furnishing drinking and washing utensils. At Tahiti and the Sandwich Islands they attain a diameter of 2 feet. There is also a calabash-tree, the fruit not exceeding the size of oranges.
·noun The fruit of the calabash tree. II. Calabash ·noun The common gourd (plant or fruit). III. C...
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