Watermelon vs Gourd - What's the difference?
watermelon | gourd |
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.
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.
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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
Derived terms
* watermelon radishAnagrams
*gourd
English
(wikipedia gourd)Noun
(en noun)- I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd .
Derived terms
* gourdfulSee also
* basket * bucket * calabash * calabazaExternal links
*American Gourd Society