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   calabash

   /ˈkaləbaʃ/

   noun

   • 1. an evergreen tropical American tree which bears fruit in the form of large woody gourds.
   • ▪ a gourd from the calabash tree.
   • ▪ a water container, tobacco pipe, or other object made from the dried shell of a calabash or a similar gourd.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French calebasse, from Spanish calabaza, perhaps from Persian ḵarbuz ‘melon’.

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