Gourd, n.

(Synop., §130), n. [Fr. gourde, O. Fr. gougourde, gouhourde, N. Pr. cougourdo, Fr. also courge, from Lat. cucurbita, gourd.]

1. (Bot.) A fleshy, one-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, and the like, of the genus Cucurbita. The bottle-gourd (C. lagenaria) has a hard outer rind, which, when dry, is used for cups, bottles, &c., in the countries where it is found. Baird.
2. A false die. [Cant.] Shak.