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| baobab |
a large African tree with a trunk up to thirty feet thick and large, gourd-like, fleshy-centered fruits. |
| bryony |
any of several perennial vines of the gourd family, having fleshy roots and bearing greenish flowers, the juice of which has been used to cause vomiting and bowel movement. |
| calabash |
any of various hard-shelled gourds, or the vine that bears such a gourd. [2 definitions] |
| gourd |
a cup, bowl, or the like made from a dried gourd shell. [1/3 definitions] |
| maraca |
a percussion instrument consisting of a gourd or gourd-shaped rattle filled with dried seeds or pebbles and usu. played in pairs by shaking, esp. to Latin American rhythms. |
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