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An annual herb (Cucurbita mixta) that grows as a trailing plant and produces large yellow-coloured fruits with edible flesh. Native to south Mexico and South America. Domesticated by c.3000 bc. Recorded in the eastern parts of North America by c.2000 bc.
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