A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. The term is also used for the plants' fruits which include crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, and melons. However, the term 'gourd' can, more specifically, refer to the hard-rinded inedible fruits of the plants of the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita and to their dried fruit shells, often used for ornament, instruments, utensils and vessels. The term calabash is also used for gourds of the plant species Lagenaria siceraria, or bottle gourd, for its fruits and for the products made from their dried shells.