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cucurbit
cu·cur·bit C0793500 (kyo͞o-kûr′bĭt)n.1. Any of various mostly climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe.2. A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic, formerly used in distillation.
[Middle English cucurbite, from Old French, from Latin cucurbita, gourd.]cucurbit (kjuːˈkɜːbɪt) n (Plants) any creeping flowering plant of the mainly tropical and subtropical family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the pumpkin, cucumber, squashes, and gourds[C14: from Old French, from Latin cucurbita gourd, cup] cuˌcurbiˈtaceous adjcu•cur•bit (kyuˈkɜr bɪt)
n. 1. a gourd. 2. any plant of the gourd family. 3. the gourd-shaped portion of an alembic. [1350–1400; Middle English cucurbite < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cucurbita; compare gourd, courgette] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cucurbit - any plant of the family CucurbitaceaeCucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family - a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) |
cucurbit
cucurbit (ku-ker'bit) [L. cucurbita, gourd] Cupping glass. See: cuppingcucurbit
Words related to cucurbitnoun any plant of the family CucurbitaceaeRelated Words- Cucurbitaceae
- family Cucurbitaceae
- gourd family
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