gourd
Example Sentences
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Then she was quiet for a moment, watching a Carolina wren pop in and out of a gourd it was using for a nest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The exasperation runs so deep that it has inspired viral memes called "gourd soup literature".
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024
The bottle gourd, known scientifically as Lagenaria siceraria, is a plant deeply intertwined with human civilization.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
Just then, the Leopard spotted a bit of the old man’s shirt hanging out from the gourd.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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