Definitions of gourd

1. any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds

2. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds

3. 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.

4. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.

5. Alt. of Gourde

6. Fleshy, threecelled, many- seeded fruit, such as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc.; especially, a nonedible variety of such fruit whose dried shell serves for bottles, cups, dippers, etc.; a vessel or dipper made from such a fruit; the plant bearing the fruit.

7. A large fleshy fruit: rind of a gourd used as a drinking cup: the gourd plant.

8. Vine bearing a fruit with hard rind; the fruit, or a vessel made of its rind.

9. A plant allied to the cucumber; its shell used to hold liquids.

10. A false die. See Gord.

11. The name of a plant which produces a large fruit somewhat of a bottle shape, a native of warm climates; also its fruit; a vessel made from its outer shell.