| gourd | 1. <botany> 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. Bitter gourd, colocynth. Origin: F. Gourde, OF. Cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. Cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. Cougourdo); perh. Akin to corbin basket, E. Corb. Cf. Cucurbite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gourd tree | <botany> A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gourdiness | <veterinary> The state of being gourdy. Origin: From Gourdy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gourdworm | <zoology> The fluke of sheep. See Fluke. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gourdy | <veterinary> Swelled in the legs. Origin: Either fr. Gourd, or fr. F. Gourd benumbed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |