Definition of Calabash

1. Noun. Round gourd of the calabash tree.

Generic synonyms: Gourd

2. Noun. Tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds.
Exact synonyms: Calabash Tree, Crescentia Cujete
Group relationships: Crescentia, Genus Crescentia
Generic synonyms: Tree

3. Noun. Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits.
Exact synonyms: Bottle Gourd, Lagenaria Siceraria
Generic synonyms: Gourd, Gourd Vine
Group relationships: Genus Lagenaria, Lagenaria

4. Noun. Bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd.
Exact synonyms: Gourd
Generic synonyms: Bottle

5. Noun. A pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd.
Exact synonyms: Calabash Pipe
Generic synonyms: Pipe, Tobacco Pipe

Definition of Calabash

1. n. The common gourd (plant or fruit).

Definition of Calabash

1. Noun. A vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried and used as a container, like a gourd. ¹

2. Noun. (originally) That fruit ¹

3. Noun. A utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash and used as a bottle, dipper, utensil or pipe, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calabash

1. a gourd [n -ES] - See also: gourd

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calabash

cakewalks
cakewoman
cakewomen
cakey
cakier
cakiest
cakily
cakiness
cakinesses
caking
cakings
caky
calaba
calabar-bean vine
calabarine
calabash (current term)
calabash curare
calabash pipe
calabash tree
calabashes
calabaza
calabazas
calabazilla
calaboose
calabooses
calabur tree
calabura
calade
caladenia
calades

Other Resources:

Search for Calabash on Dictionary.com!Search for Calabash on Thesaurus.com!Search for Calabash on Google!Search for Calabash on Wikipedia!

Search