calabash
/ˈkæləbæʃ/noun
(亦作calabash tree)
1- an evergreen tropical American tree which bears fruit in the form of large woody gourds炮弹果树。
1.1
- Crescentia cujete, family Bignoniaceae.拉丁名Crescentia cujete,紫葳科。
1.2
- a gourd from this tree炮弹果葫芦。
1.3
- a water container, tobacco pipe, or other object made from the dried shell of this or a similar gourd（用作水瓢、烟斗等的）葫芦制容器。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French calebasse, from Spanish calabaza, perhaps from Persian ḵarbuz 'melon'.