Yellow-flowered-gourd
see under gourd.
the hard-sh-lled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried sh-ll is used for bowls and other utensils, and cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
compare gourd family.
a plant bearing such a fruit.
a dried and excavated gourd sh-ll used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.
out of / off one’s gourd, slang. out of one’s mind; crazy.
noun
the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried sh-lls are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc
any plant that bears this fruit see also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash
a bottle or flask made from the dried sh-ll of the bottle gourd
a small bottle shaped like a gourd
n.
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