Gourd

n.	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. Bitter gourd colocynth.
	1.	A false die. See Gord.
	1.	A silver dollar; - so called in Cuba, Haiti, etc.

Noun	1.	gourd - bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd Synonyms: calabash
	2.	gourd - any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
	3.	gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Synonyms: gourd vine

calabash, fruit