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gourdNames applied to various members of the family Cucurbitaceae, including melons, squashes, and pumpkins. In a narrower sense, the name is applied to an inedible, ornamental variety of pumpkin Cucurbita pepa. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There in the early 1930s, Hurston encountered the paternal grandparents of historian John Bracey during her creation of Jonah's Gourd Vine. For example, the founding of Eatonville is fore-grounded in one of the chapters, and Patterson shows just how cleverly disguised Hurston's accounts are of that event, particularly those found in Their Eyes Were Watching God and Jonah's Gourd Vine. The vendors displayed their wares under a trellis covered with gourd vines, hundreds of still-growing gourds hanging above their heads. |
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