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Watermelon vs Gourd - What's the difference?

watermelon | gourd |

As nouns the difference between watermelon and gourd

is that watermelon is a plant of the species , bearing a melon-like fruit while gourd is any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera lagenaria'' and ''cucurbita (in cucurbitaceae).

watermelon

Noun

  • A plant of the species , bearing a melon-like fruit.
  • The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
  • (pejorative, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red on the inside).
  • A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh.
  • Derived terms

    * watermelon radish

    Anagrams

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    gourd

    English

    (wikipedia gourd)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria'' and ''Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
  • A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria'' or ''Cucurbita .
  • The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
  • (obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  • (informal) loaded dice.
  • (slang) Head.
  • I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd .

    Derived terms

    * gourdful

    See also

    * basket * bucket * calabash * calabaza

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