NOUN | plant | calabazilla, prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima | perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit |
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Meaning | perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit. | |
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Synonyms | prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima | |
Member of | Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita | type genus of the Cucurbitaceae |
Parts | prairie gourd | small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant |
Broader | gourd, gourd vine | Any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds |
Spanish | calabazilla | |
Catalan | calabazilla, cucurbita foetidissima |
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