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snake gourd

snake gourd noun: the vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.

snake gourd: the vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from...
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Noun

snake gourd (countable and uncountable, plural snake gourds)

  1. The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.
  2. The long fruit of this vine, which is used as food, in medicine, and in crafting didgeridoos.

snake gourd meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

snake gourd in Hindi

plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
चिचिंडा ciciṇḍā, चिचिड़ा ciciṛā

snake gourd in Tamil

plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
புடலங்காய் puṭalaṅkāy

snake gourd in Marathi

plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
पडवळ paḍvaḷ

snake gourd in Telugu

plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina
పొట్లకాయ poṭlakāya
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snake gourd in Malayalam
പടവലങ്ങാ paṭavalaṅṅā, പടവലം paṭavalaṁ
snake gourd in Assamese
ধুন্দুলি dhunduli
snake gourd in Indonesian
paria belut, pare belut, pare lindung
snake gourd in Vietnamese
lặc lè
snake gourd in Myanmar
ပဲလင်းမြွေ pai:lang:mrwe

Synonyms of snake gourd

Forms of snake gourd

pluralsnake gourds

Questions about snake gourd

What does snake gourd mean?
Snake gourd means the vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.
What is snake gourd in Hindi?
Snake gourd in Hindi is चिचिंडा (ciciṇḍā), चिचिड़ा (ciciṛā). See Snake gourd meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is snake gourd?
Snake gourd is a noun.
What is the plural of snake gourd?
The plural of snake gourd is snake gourds.

Words near snake gourd in the dictionary

  1. snake fences
  2. snake fright
  3. snake fruit
  4. snake fruits
  5. snake game
  6. snake gourd
  7. snake gourds
  8. snake gun
  9. snake guns
  10. snake hawk
  11. snake hawks

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