Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gourd
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Gourd
gourd
noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French gurde, ~e, from Latin cucurbita Date: 14th century 1. any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the ~ family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin 2. the fruit of a ~ ; 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
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n. 1 a any of various fleshy usu. large fruits with a hard skin, often used as containers, ornaments, etc. b any of various climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae bearing this fruit. Also called CUCURBIT. 2 the hollow hard skin of the gourd-fruit, dried and used as a drinking-vessel, water container, etc. Derivatives gourdful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. AF gurde, OF gourde ult. f. L cucurbita ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
тыква бутылочная, горлянка (Lagenaria siceraria) – dishcloth gourd – gooseberry gourd – ivy gourd – Missouri gourd – serpent gourd – turban gourd ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. тыква бутылочная, горлянка (Lagenaria) gourd family —- бот. семейство тыквенных (Cucurbitaceae) 2. бутыль из тыквы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(gourds) 1. A gourd is a large round fruit with a hard skin. You can also use gourd to refer to the plant on which this fruit grows. N-COUNT 2. A gourd is a container made from the hard dry skin of a gourd fruit. Gourds are often used to carry water or for decoration. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container 2 the round fruit whose shell can be used in this way ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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8.
- c.1303, from Anglo-Fr. gourde, from O.Fr. coorde, ultimately from L. cucurbita, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to cucumis "cucumber." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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