||Gou"ra (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of several species of large, crested
||ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent
||islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura Victoria) and the crowned
||pigeon (G. coronata) are among the best known species.
Gou"ra*mi (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A very largo East Indian freshwater fish
(Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in
tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful
efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe. [Written
also goramy.]
Gourd (?), n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita
gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf.
Cucurbite.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the
melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order CucurbitaceÊ; 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.
2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a
drinking vessel; a bottle. Chaucer.
Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Gourd, n. A false die. See Gord.
{ Gourd, Gourde } n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; -- so called
in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.
Gourd"i*ness (?), n. [From Gourdy.] (Far.) The state of being gourdy.
Gourd" tree" (?). (Bot.) A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash
tree) of the West Indies and Central America.
Gourd"worm" (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The fluke of sheep. See Fluke.
Gourd"y (?), a. [Either fr. gourd, or fr. F. gourd benumbed.] (Far.)
Swelled in the legs.
Gour"mand (?), n. [F.] A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See
Gormand.