- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. Source: opted
- 3. n. A false die. See Gord. Source: opted
- 4. n. Alt. of Gourde Source: opted
- 5. n. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd Source: wordnet
- 6. n. any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds Source: wordnet
- 7. n. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Source: wordnet
- 8. 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceæ; 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. Chaucer. Bitter gourd, colocynth. A false die. See Gord. A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds. Source: webster
- 9. A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon,pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceæ; and especiallythe bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great varietyof forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles,dippers, cups, and other dishes. Source: adambom
- 10. n:100 n. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd n. any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds n. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Source: ecdict
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