Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

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Substantiv

1. A vine grown for its fruit, which can be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried and used as a container, like a gourd. In particular, Lagenaria siceraria.
2. (originally) The fruit of such a vine.
3. A tree grown for its fruit, which can be harvested mature and dried and used as a container. In particular, Crescentia cujete.
4. The fruit of such a tree.
5. A utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash and used as a bottle, dipper, utensil or pipe, etc.