gourd vs pumpkin

gourd

noun
  • A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita. 

  • Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). 

  • The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration. 

  • loaded dice. 

  • Head. 

pumpkin

noun
  • The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. 

  • The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant. 

  • Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash. 

  • A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. 

  • A term of endearment for someone small and cute. 

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