kolokwint

Definitions of kolokwint
  1. noun
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
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    meloen
    any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
    springkomkommer
    Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
    kalebas
    Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
    watermeloen
    an African melon
    komkommer, komkommervrucht
    a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
    type of:
    druivelaar, klimmer, klimplant, rank, wijnrank, wijnstok, wingerd
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
  2. noun
    any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
    synonyms: kalebas, pompoen
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    boomgewas, fruit, ooft, vrucht, vruchtlichaam, zaadbol
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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