Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3: 435 1930. (Syn: Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. ….); lag-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Greek lagena (flask); shaped like a bottlesy-ker-AR-ee-uh or sy-ser-AR-ee-uh — Latinized form of shekar, from the Hebrew meaning strong (fermented) drink … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: bottle gourd, calabash gourd, long melon, […]