calabash meaning and definition

CALABASH noun

Definition of calabash (noun)

1. round gourd of the calabash tree
2. tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
   • synonyms: calabash tree, Crescentia cujete
3. Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
   • synonyms: bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria
4. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
   • synonyms: gourd
5. a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd
   • synonyms: calabash pipe