calabash

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cal·a·bash / ˈkaləˌbash/ • n. (also calabash tree) an evergreen tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete, family Bignoniaceae) that bears fruit in the form of large woody gourds. ∎  a gourd from this tree. ∎  a water container, tobacco pipe, or other object made from the dried shell of this or a similar gourd.

calabash

views updated May 21 2018

calabash gourd(-shell). XVII (calibasse, -bash). — F. calebasse, †cala- — Sp. calabaza.

calabash

views updated May 18 2018

calabash See gourd.