[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gourd \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
      cucurbitaceae; 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;
      hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   bitter gourd, colocynth.
      1913 webster
see also:
cucurbite cucurbitaceae lagenaria vulgaris bitter gourd 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bitter \bit"ter\, a. as. biter; akin to goth. baitrs, icel.
   bitr, dan., sw., d.,  g. bitter, os. bittar, fr. root of e.
   bite. see bite, v. t.
   1. having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of
      wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;
      bitter as aloes.
      1913 webster

   2. causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
      as, a bitter cold day.
      1913 webster

   3. causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
      calamitous; poignant.
      1913 webster

            it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
            forsaken the lord thy god.            --jer. ii. 19.
      1913 webster

   4. characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
      stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
      1913 webster

            husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
            them.                                 --col. iii.
                                                  19.
      1913 webster

   5. mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
      1913 webster

            the egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
            hard bondage.                         --ex. i. 14.
      1913 webster

   bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd. bot. see
      colocynth.

   bitter cress bot., a plant of the genus cardamine, esp.
      cardamine amara.

   bitter earth min., tale earth; calcined magnesia.

   bitter principles chem., a class of substances, extracted
      from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but
      with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.

   bitter salt, epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.

   bitter vetch bot., a name given to two european
      leguminous herbs, vicia orobus and ervum ervilia.

   to the bitter end, to the last extremity, however
      calamitous.
      1913 webster

   syn: acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
        acrimonious.
        1913 webster
see also:
bite bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter gourd colocynth bitter cress 
cardamine cardamine amara bitter earth bitter principles bitter salt 
bitter vetch vicia orobus ervum ervilia to the bitter end 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

colocynth \col"ocynth\, n. l. colocynthis, gr. ?. cf.
   coloquintida. med.
   the light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber
   citrullus colocynthis, or cucumis colocynthis, an
   asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. it
   comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful
   cathartic. called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber,
   bitter gourd.
   1913 webster
see also:
coloquintida citrullus colocynthis cucumis colocynthis bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter gourd 

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