Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Cucurbitaceæ.
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- noun bottle gourds
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Koelreuteria paniculata kudzu vine labels lady-birds lagenaria
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The shell of the nut is but little employed as a domestic utensil, the lower class of people preferring the bamboo and the labu (Cucurbita lagenaria) and the better sort being possessed of coarse chinaware.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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