Definition of gourd Gourd

/gɔˈɹd/ - [gord] - gourd

We found 14 definitions of gourd from 6 different sources.

What does gourd mean?

Noun Plural: gourds
gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
		gourd vine
		vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
		cucurbitaceae, family cucurbitaceae, gourd family a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
		buffalo gourd, calabazilla, cucurbita foetidissima, missouri gourd, prairie gourd vine, wild pumpkin, prairie gourd perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
		melon vine, melon any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
		ecballium elaterium, exploding cucumber, squirting cucumber, touch-me-not Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
		bottle gourd, lagenaria siceraria, calabash Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
		balsam apple, momordica balsamina a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
gourd - any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
		fruit the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
gourd - bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
		calabash

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gourd (Noun)
Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins and cucumbers.
gourd (Noun)
A fruit from a plant that is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family.
gourd (Noun)
The dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
gourd (Noun)
Head.

gourd (n.)
A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; 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.
gourd (n.)
A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
gourd (n.)
A false die. See Gord.
gourd (n.)
Alt. of Gourde

gourd
A versatile plant belonging to multiple types of plants like pumpkins, cucumbers and melons. It is probably one of the earliest domesticated plants.

gourd
gōrd, or gōōrd, n. a large fleshy fruit: rind of a gourd used as a drinking-cup: the gourd plant: (pl.) hollow dice used by cheating gamblers.—ns. Gourd′iness; Gourd′-worm, a fluke or trematode worm, esp. the liver-fluke.—adj. Gourd′y, having the legs swollen—of a horse. [O. Fr. gourde, contr. from cougourde—L. cucurbita, a gourd.]

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