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Coat of Arms
by Zeljko Heimer, 26 July 2004
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Gradite is a community in the Vukovar-Srijem County,
just north of upanja, 30 km
southwest of Vukovar. Population
about 3,500 alsmot exclusivly living in the village of the same
name.
The coat of arms of Gradite is Gules a fleur-de-lis fleury
argent and in chef two pumpkins or. The richly ornamented
pumpkins (or whatever this is called) is a beautiful part of the
local folklore.
I estimate the adoption date tentatively to 1998 when the flag
must have been adopted, but I found no details as yet.
Source: Opcina Gradite <www.gradiste.hr>.
Zeljko Heimer, 26 July 2004
They're gourds, carved from fruits, also called
"gourds". The gourd is a member of the cucumber family,
and is closely related to the pumpkin and squash.
Lewis A. Nowitz, 26 July 2004
I'd suggest "gourds" as the generic name for fruits
in Cucurbits when they don't have a specific name (like pumpkin,
squash, melon, watermelon, marrow, cucumber, etc.). The name
"gourd" comes from "gorde", itself an
alteration of "coorde", itself coming from Latin
"cucurbita" (Grand Robert de la Langue Française). As
said by Lewis in a companion message, gourd is also a Cucurbit
species (or rather a group of related species belonging to genus Lagenaria,
the taxonomy of Cucurbits being fairly complex and controversial).
Ivan Sache, 28 July 2004