gourd
[ gawrd, gohrd, goo rd ]
/ gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd /
noun
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd), used ornamentally.Compare gourd family.
a plant bearing such a fruit.
a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.
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Idioms for gourd
out of/off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.
Origin of gourd
1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde < Anglo-French (Old French cöorde) < Latin cucurbita
OTHER WORDS FROM gourd
gourd·like, adjectiveWords nearby gourd
gouldian finch, gouley's catheter, goundou, gounod, gourami, gourd, gourd cup, gourd family, gourde, gourmand, gourmandise
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British Dictionary definitions for gourd
gourd
/ (ɡʊəd) /
noun
the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried shells are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc
any plant that bears this fruitSee also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash
a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd
a small bottle shaped like a gourd
Derived forms of gourd
gourdlike, adjectivegourd-shaped, adjectiveWord Origin for gourd
C14: from Old French gourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita
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