white-flowered gourd

[ hwahyt-flou-erd, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌflaʊ ərd, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

See under gourd.

Words nearby white-flowered gourd

white-crowned sparrow, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white-flowered gourd, white-footed mouse, white-fringed beetle, white-fronted goose, white-fronted tern, white-glove

Definition for white-flowered gourd (2 of 2)

gourd
[ gawrd, gohrd, goo rd ]
/ gɔrd, goʊrd, gʊərd /

noun

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. Compare gourd family.
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.

Origin of gourd

1275–1325; Middle English gourd(e), courde < Anglo-French (Old French cöorde) < Latin cucurbita

OTHER WORDS FROM gourd

gourd·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for white-flowered gourd

gourd
/ (ɡʊəd) /

noun

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 See also sour gourd, dishcloth gourd, calabash
a bottle or flask made from the dried shell of the bottle gourd
a small bottle shaped like a gourd

Derived forms of gourd

gourdlike, adjective gourd-shaped, adjective

Word Origin for gourd

C14: from Old French gourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita