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gourd

gourd \'go-(*)rd, 'go.(*)rd, 'gu.(*)rd\ n [ME gourde, fr. MF, fr. L 
   cucurbita] 1: any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly 
   herbaceous  tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, 
   and pumpkin 2: the fruit of a gourd : PEPO; esp : any of various hard-r 
   inded inedible fruits of plants of two genera (Lagenaria and Cucurbita) 
   often used for ornament or for vessels and utensils