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| has gloss | (noun) perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit prairie gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima, buffalo gourd, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, calabazilla, prairie gourd vine |
| has gloss | eng: Cucurbita foetidissima (buffalo gourd, calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, Missouri gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, wild pumpkin) is a xerophytic tuberous plant found in the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. A member of the cucumber family, the fruit is consumed by humans and non-human animals both. The fruit is can be eaten cooked like a squash when very young. As the fruit becomes fully mature, it is too bitter for humans to eat. At this stage, the fruit is used by natives for decorative purposes or in making musical instruments, particularly rattles. The seeds are the source of buffalo gourd oil. |
| lexicalization | eng: buffalo gourd |
| lexicalization | eng: calabazilla |
| lexicalization | eng: Cucurbita foetidissima |
| lexicalization | eng: Missouri gourd |
| lexicalization | eng: prairie gourd vine |
| lexicalization | eng: prairie gourd |
| lexicalization | eng: wild pumpkin |
| subclass of | (noun) any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds gourd, gourd vine |
| Meaning | |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Cucurbita foetidissima ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Kürbisgewächse (Cucurbitaceae), die in Nordamerika beheimatet ist. |
| lexicalization | deu: Cucurbita foetidissima |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Cucurbita foetidissima est une espèce de plante de la famille des Cucurbitaceae, originaire du sud-oust ds États-Unis et du nord du Mexique. |
| lexicalization | fra: Cucurbita foetidissima |
| Russian | |
| has gloss | rus: Тыква вонючая, или Тыква буйвола, или Тыква койота — многолетнее растение семейства Тыквенные, произрастающее в диком виде на юго-западе США и северо-западе Мексики. |
| lexicalization | rus: Тыква вонючая |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Cucurbita foetidissima fruit 2003-02-04.jpg |
| media:img | Cucurbita foetidissima staminate flower 2003-05-19.jpg |
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