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