Calabash
A vessel or percussion instrument made from dried fruit of the calabash tree, a type of gourd
- Main category: Lagenaria siceraria
English: The Calabash — from species in the genus Lagenaria, predominantly from Lagenaria siceraria, the bottle gourd.
- The plant is a tropical vine, producing a Cucurbitaceae fruit, with a light green smooth skin and a white flesh inside.
- The dried Gourds can resemble bottles, containers, utencils, and pipes.
Español: Lagenaria siceraria (Calabasa).
Nederlands: Fleskalebas Lagenaria siceraria.
Français : Calebasse Lagenaria siceraria.
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Calabash gourd containers — in Kenya.
