| NOUN | plant | prairie gourd vine, prairie gourd, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, 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, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, 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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