- Gourd tree
- Gourd tree Gourd" tree" (Bot.) A tree (the {Crescentia Cujete}, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America. [1913 Webster]
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Tree snake — Snake Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calabash tree — ▪ tree (Crescentia cujete), tree of the family Bignoniaceae, 6 to 12 metres (20 to 40 feet) tall, that grows in Central and South America, the West Indies, and extreme southern Florida. It is often grown as an ornamental. The calabash tree… … Universalium
sour gourd — noun 1. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd • Syn: ↑cream of tartar tree, ↑Adansonia gregorii • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Adansonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
African calabash tree — Calabash Cal a*bash (k[a^]l [.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calabash tree — Calabash Cal a*bash (k[a^]l [.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cream-of-tartar tree — noun Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd • Syn: ↑sour gourd, ↑Adansonia gregorii • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Adansonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Bottle gourd — Bottle Bot tle, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille, F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta, flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.] 1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monkey-bread tree — noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread • Syn: ↑baobab, ↑Adansonia digitata • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Adansonia … Useful english dictionary
From the Gourd of Xanth — See more characters of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony at List of Xanth characters. The Gourd is the headquarters of the Night Stallion where nightmares are made.Night StallionHe rules the Dream World inside the Gourd. Also known as Trojan and… … Wikipedia
