Calabash

German Meaning

Kalebasse

English Meaning

  1. An annual vine (Lagenaria siceraria) having white flowers and smooth, large, hard-shelled gourds. Also called bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd.
  2. A tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) bearing hard-shelled, gourdlike fruits on the trunk and main branches. Also called calabash tree.
  3. Any of certain similar or related plants.
  4. The fruit of any of these plants.
  5. A utensil or container made from the dried, hollowed-out shell of any of these fruits.
  6. A smoking pipe with a curved stem and a large bowl made from the shell of a gourd.

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