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The winter melon, also called white gourd, winter gourd, tallow gourd, Chinese preserving melon,or ash gourd is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the only member of the genus Benincasa.

The winter melon, also called white gourd, winter gourd, tallow gourd, Chinese preserving melon,or ash gourd is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is the only member of the genus Benincasa.