Calabazilla (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The calabazilla vine is native to dry regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
- Calabazilla grows as a perennial vine in dry areas with full sun and well-drained soil.
- In some parts of the desert, calabazilla is considered an invasive species due to its rapid growth.
- The small, hard, mottled green fruit of the calabazilla plant is inedible and serves no culinary purpose.
- Calabazilla vines can grow quite large and are often found covering trees and other vegetation in dry washes.