gourd

gourd

noun \ˈgȯrd, ˈgu̇rd\

Definition of GOURD

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

Origin of GOURD

Middle English gourde, from Anglo-French gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with GOURD

board, chord, cord, cored, floored, ford, hoard, horde, lord, oared, pored, sward, sword, ward