Lagenaria

noun

Lag·​e·​na·​ri·​a

ˌlajəˈna(a)rēə

: a genus of herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) characterized by more or less bottle-shaped fruit and having as its only species the bottle gourd

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin lagena large flask + New Latin -aria

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