Wax gourd
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wax-gourd-212-456163
title:
Wax gourd
text:
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon, is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the only member of the genus Benincasa. It is native to South and Southeast Asia. The wax gourd is widely grown throughout Asia, including Java and Japan, the places where it is thought to have originated. One variety of the plant, called chi qua, is commonly used in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of vine and edible fruit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_gourd
date created:
2004-02-12T08:56:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T04:28:16Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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