the fleshy inedible fruit of a climbing plant, having a hard rind used to make vessels and utensils
any of various tendril-bearing climbing plants of the marrow family, including the melon, squash, and pumpkin: genus Cucurbita and other genera
the fleshy fruit of such a plant, esp an inedible fruit with a hard rind used for ornament or to make vessels and utensils
a cup, bottle, or other article made from a gourd
[Middle English gourde via Old French from Latin cucurbita]