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bottle gourd


  • n  Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
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  • Scientists Solve Mystery of World-Traveling Plant
    sciencehabit writes "By land or by sea? That's the question scientists have been pondering for decades when it comes to the bottle gourd, a plant with a hard-skinned fruit that's used by cultures all over the world to make lightweight containers and other tools. Archaeologists know that people were using domesticated bottle gourds in the Americas as early as 10,000 years ago. But how did the ...
    Feb. 11, 2014 - Slashdot

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