Gourd

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1. Noun

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. Noun

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

3. Noun

A false die. See Gord.

4. Noun

Alt. of Gourde

5. Noun

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

any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
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