a fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order cucurbitaceae; 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 dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.-a false die. see gord.-alt. of gourde