made from a bottle gourd

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• bottle gourd — also called  white flowered gourd , or  calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)        running or climbing vine, of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to the Old World tropics but cultivated in warm climates for centuries for its ornamental… …   Universalium

• gourd´like´ — gourd «grd, gohrd, gurd», noun. 1. the fruit of certain vines, with hard rinds and many flat seeds. It belongs to the gourd family. One kind, the bottle gourd, is dried and hollowed out and used for cups, bowls, bottles, and other utensils. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Gourd — Gourd, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three celled, many seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• GOURD — (Heb. דְּלַעַת; pl. דְּלוּעִים), a plant. It occurs in the Bible only in the form of a place name Dilan, a town in the inheritance of Judah (Josh. 15:38), but it is frequently mentioned in talmudic literature. In modern Hebrew the word is applied …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Gourd — This article refers to the dried fruit shell. For the alternative country musical group of a similar name, see The Gourds.A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, or a name given to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae… …   Wikipedia

• gourd — gourdlike, adj. /gawrd, gohrd, goord/, n. 1. the hard shelled fruit of any of various plants, esp. those of Lagenaria siceraria (white flowered gourd or bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo… …   Universalium

• Gourd mouth organ — A gourd mouth organ is a traditional wind instrument found in many nations of East and Southeast Asia. It is a free reed mouth organ similar to the Chinese sheng but with a windchest made from a dried bottle gourd rather than metal or wood. Its… …   Wikipedia

• Bitter gourd — Gourd Gourd, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three celled, many seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pungi — This page deals with the musical instrument. For the software called Pungi see Pungi (software)A pungi or been is the musical instrument played with the mouth by snake charmers.The Pungi was improved to form the Shehnai. History The pungi was… …   Wikipedia

• List of legendary creatures from Japan — The following is a list of yōkai , obake , yūrei and other legendary creatures which are notable in Japanese folklore, mythology, literature and art.A* Abumi guchi a furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander * Abura… …   Wikipedia

• Tuhu — The tuhu (, pinyin: tǔhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. It is used primarily by non Han ethnic groups of southern China, particularly the Zhuang, who live in the Guangxi province and use it in their… …   Wikipedia