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reported mysterious, unsolicited packages containing unknown and unidentified seeds of various kinds - the envelopes presented
Chinese text in many cases. At least one person planted one type of these seeds, which grew and was analyzed before state officials destroyed the plant. This proved to be
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of North-East India as a natural remedy to treat mild to severe dysentery. In north India, particularly in the middle
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1953:"Ash Gourd (Winter Melon), the "Cool" Vegetable: Benefits & Recipes"
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2121:"Chalkumro ghonto Recipe by Tina Chakraborty let's Cook"
2171:"Bengali Veg. Ash Gourd Curry/Chal Kumro With Mung Dal"
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1037:The name "wax gourd" comes from the
1886:Manton, Keegan (18 November 2021).
1458:Wax gourd two weeks after flowering
1281:(भथुआ). In Sri Lanka, it is called
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2219:"Kubhindo - Ash Gourd (कुभिन्डो)"
2001:"Winter Melon Soup - Canh Bí Đao"
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1773:Gopalakrishnan, T. R. (2007).
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1114:Ayurvedic system of medicine
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882:Link to USDA Database entry
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1521:Chinese winter melon candy
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1197:for the Moon Festival.
1143:Nearly mature wax gourd
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2081:8 September
1985:18 December
1963:16 February
1937:23 December
1902:20 November
1683:19 November
1674:"Wax Gourd"
1578:23 December
1213:Philippines
1072:Cultivation
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919:white gourd
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80:"Wax gourd"
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2616:C. sativus
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2542:Barattiere
2481:and dishes
2439:Watermelon
2433:C. lanatus
2390:B. hispida
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2204:2020-10-28
2180:2020-10-28
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2131:2020-10-28
2106:2020-10-28
2055:10 January
1851:2020-05-11
1659:2024-06-21
1612:2024-03-28
1551:References
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1370:Chal kumro
1295:urad beans
1110:vegetation
1086:irrigation
1063:shelf life
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150:Wax gourd
91:newspapers
58:references
3267:Q38644335
3002:200022603
2976:200022603
2774:Melon Day
2627:Cultivars
2552:Carosello
2447:C. amarus
2416:Citrullus
2373:Benincasa
2303:12 August
1755:7 October
1494:Wax gourd
1324:Karnataka
1287:alu puhul
1195:mooncakes
1107:deciduous
1021:character
1003:Etymology
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956:Benincasa
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911:wax gourd
792:Potassium
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631:Niacin (B
405:Parkinson
277:Species:
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183:Kingdom:
3359:50303355
3354:Tropicos
3333:292379-1
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3067:10939882
3054:291515-1
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2582:Honeydew
2562:Oriental
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3227:5417359
3217:9200418
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2570:C. melo
2535:C. melo
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2425:Species
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1309:Murabba
1279:bhathua
1272:chapati
1246:curries
1229:guisado
1211:In the
1179:candied
1153:tralach
1082:furrows
1010:dōngguā
988:chi qua
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608:0.04 mg
543:Protein
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2639:Banana
2634:Bailan
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1291:Telugu
1250:yogurt
1217:kundol
1206:bí đao
1161:ត្រឡាច
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825:111 mg
818:Sodium
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2649:Crane
2557:Galia
2488:Egusi
2364:Melon
1545:Seeds
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1382:Nepal
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1283:puhul
1262:moong
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1225:sabaw
1221:hopia
1157:Khmer
1126:prana
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1120:and
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327:List
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