4 ms·But as common as maize, tomatoes, and turkey, IIRC.by pklausler 9y agoBut as common as maize, tomatoes, and turkey, IIRC.euyyn 9y agoWait, why did Latin have a word for gourd?carlob 9y agoNot all gourds come from the new world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311910/