gourd
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The gourd was used as a buoyancy aid and a place to put the catch.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Plants in the gourd family, including pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and zucchini, are known for accumulating high levels of pollutants in their fruit.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025
While she prefers traditional orange, Torres isn’t afraid of a more ghostly gourd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
Still used today by West Africans, the instrument's main parts are a gourd, and a stick attachment and a bridge for its three to four strings, paralleling a modern banjo.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024
He left her with the gourd lying on the ground and went over to the edge of the woods.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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