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The definition of a gourd is a fleshy fruit with a hard outer skin, also used to create decorative ornaments, or to create drinking containers out of their shells.

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A fruit with a hard outer shell that is sometimes displayed around fall is an example of a gourd.

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adjective

designating a family (Cucurbitaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the squash, melon, cucumber, and pumpkin

Origin: ME gourde < OFr gouorde < L cucurbita

noun

any trailing or climbing plant belonging to the gourd family
any of the ornamental, inedible fruits of these or related plants, esp. of a yellow-flowered variety (Cucurbita pepo ovifera) of the pumpkin
☆ the dried, hollowed-out shell of such a fruit, used as a drinking cup, dipper, etc.
Slang the head: usually in the phrase , crazy, foolish, etc.

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noun

Any of several trailing or climbing plants related to the pumpkin, squash, and cucumber and bearing fruits with a hard rind.
a. The fruit of such a plant, often of irregular and unusual shape.
b. The dried and hollowed-out shell of one of these fruits, often used as a drinking utensil.

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Origin: Middle English gourde

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , ultimately from Latin cucurbita

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