gourd
Example Sentences
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To help figure out which seeds to use, he built a database that now traces the family trees of thousands of gargantuan gourds back generations.
“If a Jack-o’-lantern isn’t your style, use paint, appliqués, and accessories to give your gourds personality,” Stewart suggests.
From Salon
Pumpkins, squash, zucchini, and other members of the gourd family have a surprising trait: they can take up pollutants from the soil and store them in their edible parts.
From Science Daily
While she prefers traditional orange, Torres isn’t afraid of a more ghostly gourd.
In one corner, sautéed bitter gourd—in another, briny sea grapes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
