Definitions for: Gourd


[n] bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
[n] any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
[n] any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds



Webster (1913) Definition: Gourd, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.
cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin
basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.]
1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the
melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order
Cucurbitace[ae]; and especially the bottle gourd
(Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of
forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for
bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.

2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;
hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.

Bitter gourd, colocynth.


Gourd, n.
A false die. See Gord.


Gourd, Gourde Gourde n. [Sp. gordo large.]
A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc.
--Simmonds.

Synonyms: calabash, gourd vine

See Also: balsam apple, balsam pear, bottle, bottle gourd, buffalo gourd, calabash, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima, Cucurbitaceae, Ecballium elaterium, exploding cucumber, family Cucurbitaceae, fruit, gourd family, Lagenaria siceraria, melon, melon vine, Missouri gourd, Momordica balsamina, Momordica charantia, prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, squirting cucumber, touch-me-not, vine, wild pumpkin

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