bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
of the order Cucurbitaceæ; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes
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. a round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container, or the container made from this fruit (gourde, from cucurbita). Any of certain hard-shelled food and ornamental plants of the family Cucurbitaceae (order Violales), including squashes and pumpkins. Most species are prostrate or climb by tendrils. They are annual herbaceous plants native to temperate and tropical areas. Gourds are generally low in nutrients; one exception is winter squash (certain cultivars of Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata, C. pepo, etc.). The shells of many gourds have made them useful as containers and utensils. Colourful and oddly shaped gourds are picked for ornamental use