烏瓜

烏(からす) (karasu, “crow; raven”) + 瓜(うり) (uri, “gourd”)

• (Tokyo) からすうり [kàrásúꜜùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨɯ̟ɾʲi]

烏(からす)瓜(うり) or 烏瓜(カラスウリ) • (karasuuri) 

1. Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)

   Synonyms: 玉梓 (tamazusa), 狐の枕 (kitsune no makura), 結状 (musubijō)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

• 黄烏瓜(キカラスウリ) (kikarasūri)
• 南(ナン)蛮(バン)烏(カラス)瓜(ウリ) (Nanban karasūri)

• 王瓜根(おうがこん) (ōgakon), 土瓜根(どがこん) (dogakon)