cranberry gourd

noun

1

: a South American tuberous-rooted herbaceous vine (Abobra tenuifolia) with 5-lobed or much divided leaves and small greenish fragrant flowers

2

: the small fruit of the cranberry gourd at first white and later carmine used for ornament

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