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snake gourd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
snake -gourd
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The long fruit of this vine, which is used as food, in medicine, and in crafting didgeridoos.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

snake gourds (plural)

Synonyms

serpent gourd padwal

Questions

What does snake gourd mean?
The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.

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