Definition of gourd. Meaning of gourd. Synonyms of gourd

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Definition of gourd

Gourd
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. 2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer. Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Gourd
Gourd Gourd, n. A false die. See Gord.
Gourd
Gourd Gourd, Gourde Gourde n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. --Simmonds.
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.

Meaning of gourd from wikipedia

- without. Many gourds have large, bulbous bodies and long necks, such as Dipper Gourds, many variations of Bottle Gourd and caveman club gourds. One of the...
- Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon...
- (/ˈkæləbæʃ/; Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania...
- up gourd in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, and/or its fruit. Gourd may also refer to: The Gourds, a musical...
- is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the pumpkin, squash and gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also...
- Coccinia grandis, the ivy gourd, also known as scarlet gourd, is a tropical vine. It grows primarily in tropical climates and is commonly found in the...
- Trichosanthes dioica, also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. The plant propagated...
- Follow the Drinking Gourd is an African-American folk song first published in 1928. The "drinking gourd" is another name for the Big Dipper asterism....
- Wild gourd is a common name for several noncultivated plants in the family Cucurbitaceae and may refer to: Wild growing forms of plants called gourds, particularly...
- names including black seed squash, chilacayote, cidra, fig-leaf gourd, and Malabar gourd. Compared to other domesticated species in its genus, investigators...