wax gourd — noun 1. : a tropical Asiatic twining plant (Benincasa hispida) 2. : the edible fruit of the wax gourd resembling a pumpkin and having a waxy pulverulent coat * * * 1. a tropical Asian vine, Benincasa hispida, of the gourd family, having a brown,… … Useful english dictionary
wax gourd — 1. a tropical Asian vine, Benincasa hispida, of the gourd family, having a brown, hairy stem, large, solitary, yellow flowers, and white, melonlike fruit. 2. the fruit itself. Also called Chinese watermelon, tunka, white gourd. * * * ▪ Benincasa… … Universalium
wax gourd — noun a) A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia. b) A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh. Syn: ash gourd … Wiktionary
gourd — gourdlike, adj. /gawrd, gohrd, goord/, n. 1. the hard shelled fruit of any of various plants, esp. those of Lagenaria siceraria (white flowered gourd or bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo… … Universalium
tallow gourd — tallow gourd, 1. an East Indian climbing plant of the gourd family, that exudes a waxy substance from its fruit when ripe; wax gourd; white gourd. 2. its edible fruit … Useful english dictionary
ash gourd — šiurkštusis vaškūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos vaisinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Benincasa hispida), auginamas atogrąžų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Benincasa cerifera; Benincasa hispida; Cucurbita hispida angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
white gourd — šiurkštusis vaškūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos vaisinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Benincasa hispida), auginamas atogrąžų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Benincasa cerifera; Benincasa hispida; Cucurbita hispida angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
white gourd — noun a) A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia. b) A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh. Syn: ash gourd … Wiktionary
ash gourd — noun a) A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia. b) A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh. Syn: fuzzy melon … Wiktionary
white gourd melon — noun also white gourd : wax gourd 2 … Useful english dictionary
