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What is a gourd?  A gourd is a plant within a family of plants called Cucurbits. Some are edible and some are inedible. Pumpkins and butternut squash are nutritious and fibrous gourds eaten as pies and side dishes. Other gourds such as bushel and penguin gourds have hard shells and can be used as decorative or utilitarian items.

These distinctions will be the basis of the differences between gourds because periodic tables have divisions as well. Whether the table is about the traditional chemical elements, superheroes, vegetables, or design techniques, it needs to have a overall plan of categories for logical order.

Periodic Table of Kitchen Spices