Dictionary![]() ![]() wax' gourd"1. a tropical Asian vine, Benincasa hispida, of the gourd family, having a brown, hairy stem, large, solitary, yellow flowers, and white, melonlike fruit. 2. the fruit itself. Also called Chinese watermelon, tunka, white gourd. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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