- australian gourd
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A: star cucumber — used of the plant when adventive in Australia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
australian gourd
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sour gourd — noun 1. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd • Syn: ↑cream of tartar tree, ↑Adansonia gregorii • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Adansonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Sour gourd — Sour Sour, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r, Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sour gourd — n. 1. an Australian tree (Adansonia gregorii) of the bombax family with a gourdlike fruit 2. its woody fruit, with acid pulp and large seeds 3. BAOBAB … English World dictionary
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