meaning of gourd
1. 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.
2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
3. A false die. See Gord.
4. Alt. of Gourde
5. A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America.
6. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
Related Words
gourd | gourd family | gourd vine | gourde | gourdiness | gourdworm | gourdy |
