Definition from Merriam Webster Dictionary...
- Main Entry: gourd
- Pronunciation: \ˈgȯrd, ˈgu̇rd\
- Function: noun
- Etymology: Middle English gourde, from Anglo-French gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita
- Date: 14th century
1 : any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin
2 : the fruit of a gourd : pepo; especially : any of various hard-rinded inedible fruits of plants of two genera (Lagenaria and Cucurbita) often used for ornament or for vessels and utensils
— out of one's gourd also off one's gourd : crazy
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