gourd


Definition: Meaning of, gourd in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡʊəd;ɡɔːd /

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Singular Plural
gourd gourds
[countable]
  1. a round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container, or the container made from this fruit
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gourd used in phrases

  • Missouri gourd (noun)
    1. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
  • bitter gourd (noun)
    1. it is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is extremely bitter
    2. its fruit is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
  • bottle gourd (noun)
    1. old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
  • buffalo gourd (noun)
    1. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
  • dishcloth gourd (noun)
    1. any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
  • gourd family (noun)
    1. such as cucumber, melon, squash or pumpkin a family of herbaceous vines
  • gourd vine (noun)
    1. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
  • prairie gourd (noun)
    1. small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant
    2. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
  • prairie gourd vine (noun)
    1. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
  • rag gourd (noun)
    1. any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
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