Calabash
noun
A tropical American plant which has large round fruits.
I grew a calabash in my home garden.
Often appears as...
- grow a calabash
- calabash fruit
noun
The dried hollow shell of a fruit from calabash plant used as a bowl or container.
She served the soup in a beautiful calabash.
Often appears as...
- drink from a calabash
- calabash bowl
noun
A tropical American plant which has large round fruits.
I grew a calabash in my home garden.
Often appears as...
- grow a calabash
- calabash fruit
noun
The dried hollow shell of a fruit from calabash plant used as a bowl or container.
She served the soup in a beautiful calabash.
Often appears as...
- drink from a calabash
- calabash bowl
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Pro Tip 1/3Origin Matters
Calabash is native to the tropics; so it is often found in conversations about tropical agriculture or cuisines.
The restaurant specialized in tropical dishes, including calabash stew.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Food
Although a plant, calabash's hard shell allows it to be used for crafts and musical instruments too.
Local artisans carved the calabash into intricate patterns.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Variation
Calabashes come in various sizes, which may be referred to in conversations about recipes or gardening.
Ensure you pick a large calabash for the centerpiece display.
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and calabash pipe, and figures such as his best friend and housemate Doctor Watson, arch-nemesis Moriarty, and housekeeper Mrs. Hudson have become part of the popular consciousness, as have his extraordinary, infallible powers of deduction utilized in the name of the law,
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Ron Eglash: The fractals...
and they're stacked recursively. Now, the tiniest calabash in here keeps the woman's soul. And when she dies, they have a ceremony where they break this stack called the zalanga and her soul goes off to eternity. Once again, infinity is important.
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Carol Beckwith & Angela...
degree heat and we lived off a calabash of milk morning and evening and whenever Angela and I grew the least bit impatient but I would look us in the eye and say she who can't bear the smoke who
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Design that’s in...
people who use them they're quite easy to make and they fulfill the function we have sort of a similar idea with here calabash display display unit in the
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Who IS Sherlock Holmes -...
and calabash pipe, and figures such as his best friend and housemate Doctor Watson, arch-nemesis Moriarty, and housekeeper Mrs. Hudson have become part of the popular consciousness, as have his extraordinary, infallible powers of deduction utilized in the name of the law,
Video examples
Ron Eglash: The fractals...
and they're stacked recursively. Now, the tiniest calabash in here keeps the woman's soul. And when she dies, they have a ceremony where they break this stack called the zalanga and her soul goes off to eternity. Once again, infinity is important.
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
degree heat and we lived off a calabash of milk morning and evening and whenever Angela and I grew the least bit impatient but I would look us in the eye and say she who can't bear the smoke who
Video examples
Design that’s in...
people who use them they're quite easy to make and they fulfill the function we have sort of a similar idea with here calabash display display unit in the
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