WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gourd′ fam′ily,
- Plant Biologythe plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
'gourd family' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
balsam apple
- balsam pear
- bryony
- bur cucumber
- calabazilla
- cantaloupe
- chayote
- colocynth
- cranberry gourd
- cucumber
- cucumber beetle
- cucurbit
- cucurbitaceous
- cucurbit wilt
- gherkin
- gourd
- loofah
- melon
- muskmelon
- netted melon
- pepo
- pumpkin
- teasel gourd
- watermelon
- wax gourd
- squash
- squash bug
- squirting cucumber