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Gourd

Gourd Meaning & Definition
Gourd Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gourd: calabash | gourd vine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gourd:

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

Gourd In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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