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<section><title>Gourds</title>
<para>The native people grew a variety of large broad-leafed,
ground-covering vines which produced what they called “macocqwer”
or gourds. (<emphasis role="ital">See</emphasis> <xref linkend="gourds"/>.)
Varying in color among shades of green, yellow, and orange, these
gourds served a number of functions, not chief of which was as a
food source.  There were two distinct types, soft-shelled and
hard-shelled.  ...</para>
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<para>New World Gourds</para>
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