Calabash

Noun

Definition: a tropical American tree, Crescentia cujete, of the bignonia family, bearing large, gourdlike fruit

Ex. My mother warned me not to sit underneath the calabash tree in case one of its gourds fell.

Noun

Definition: a bottle, kettle, ladle, etc., made from such a shell

Ex. My uncle gifted my mother a few calabashes for the kitchen.

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