gourd
gourd Lexical Profile
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• noun
A fleshy, large fruit with a hard exterior skin, produced by various trailing or climbing vines of the family Cucurbitaceae, which botanically includes pumpkins, squashes, and melons.
"For the autumn harvest festival, the local farmers proudly displayed a colorful variety of squashes and decorative gourds."
The hollowed-out and dried shell of a cucurbitaceous fruit, traditionally utilized as a durable container, vessel, or musical instrument resonator.
"The experienced traveler carried a beautifully carved gourd filled with fresh water for the long journey across the arid valley."
The head or the mind (typically used in informal, idiomatic phrases such as 'out of one's gourd' to indicate irrationality, extreme boredom, or intoxication).
"After staring at the complex spreadsheet for six hours straight, she felt like she was going entirely out of her gourd."
• Rhymes for gourd
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'gourde', which derives from Old French 'coorde' or 'gouorde', ultimately tracing back to Latin 'cucurbita' meaning 'gourd'.
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