noun
any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
• Syn: ↑gourd
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Hyponyms:
↑prairie gourd, ↑prairie gourd vine, ↑Missouri gourd, ↑wild pumpkin, ↑buffalo gourd, ↑calabazilla, ↑Cucurbita foetidissima, ↑melon, ↑melon vine, ↑squirting cucumber, ↑exploding cucumber, ↑touch-me-not, ↑Ecballium elaterium, ↑bottle gourd, ↑calabash, ↑Lagenaria siceraria, ↑balsam apple, ↑Momordica balsamina, ↑balsam pear, ↑Momordica charantia
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cucurbitaceae, ↑family Cucurbitaceae, ↑gourd family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.