gourd

Noun
Synonyms: calabashgourd vine

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourdSynonyms: calabash
  2. any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
  3. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rindsSynonyms: gourd vine
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gourd \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. [1913 Webster]

2.A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Bitter gourd, colocynth. [1913 Webster]

Gourd \Gourd\, Gourde \Gourde\ n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Haiti, etc. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
Gourd \Gourd\, n. A false die. See Gord. Gourd
Gord \Gord\, n. [Written also gourd.] [Perh. hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.] An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
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