- the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria(white-flowered gourd, or bottle gourd ), whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo(yellow-flowered gourd ), used ornamentally.
- a plant bearing such a fruit.
- a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
- a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.
- out of one's mind; crazy.
- the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous or similar plants, esp the bottle gourd and some squashes, whose dried shells are used for ornament, drinking cups, etc
- any plant that bears this fruit
- a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd
- a small bottle shaped like a gourd
