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The gourd occurs as hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. Gourds may be utilized as a total of items, including bowls or even bottles. Gourds come when well utilized as resonating chambers on certain musical instruments including some stringed instruments and drums. Instruments of this nature and severity come commons within Africa, South Asia, and a Caribbean. Gourds come likewise utilized as a convienence for sipping yerba mate by means of a bombilla, inside Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, where these are known as "cuia" (kOOya). Birdhouse gourds, (Lagenaria siceraria), come normally utilized within southern United states for class action housing for purple martins, which reputedly help control mosquitoes. Day-blooming gourds come pollinated the same when squash, and commercial plantings should keep close at hand bee hives supplied. Nighttime blinking gourds come pollinated by moths, which are usually present around adequate supply unless it is drawn off by night lights in the area.
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The Gourds The official site. The music comes from a sloppy hilltop near Austin, Tex. Yahoo Groups: Cucurbitaceae Fan discussion list devoted to the Gourds. Unofficial Gourds Page Tabs, chords, setlists, live shows, discography, mp3s, pics and information on related artists in the Austin area. |
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