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Bottle gourd
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noun
Idiom1.
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd), used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
2.
a plant bearing such a fruit.
3.
a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
4.
a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.
5.
out of/off one's gourd, Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde < Anglo-French (Old French cöorde) < Latin cucurbita
1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde < Anglo-French (Old French cöorde) < Latin cucurbita
Related forms
gourd·like, adjective
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| bottle gourd | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria, having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits |
| 2. | the fruit of this plant |
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Word Origin & History
gourd
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. gourde, from O.Fr. coorde, ultimately from L. cucurbita, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to cucumis "cucumber."
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Slang Dictionary
gourd definition[gord]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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bottle gourd
running or climbing vine, of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), native to the Old World tropics but cultivated in warm climates for centuries for its ornamental and useful hard-shelled fruits
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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