Noun: Missouri gourd mi'zû-ree gord
- Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
"Missouri gourds grew wild along the desert trails";
- prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima
Type of: gourd, gourd vine
Part of: Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita
Encyclopedia: Missouri gourd