Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffalo gourd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: buf-falo -gourd
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit

Synonyms

prairie gourd prairie gourd vine Missouri gourd wild pumpkin calabazilla Cucurbita foetidissima

Questions

What does buffalo gourd mean?: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit

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