1. Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
   "Prairie gourds grew wild along the desert trails"; "prairie gourd vines grew wild along the desert trails";
   - prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima
    
2. Small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant
   "Children collected prairie gourds to use in craft projects"

Derived forms: prairie gourds

Type of: fruit, gourd, gourd vine

Part of: Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita

Encyclopedia: Prairie gourd