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cu·cur·bit \kyüˈkərbə̇t, attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cucurbite, from Middle French, from Latin cucurbita gourd 1. [so called from its shape] : a vessel or flask used in distillation as a part of or in conjunction with an alembic : matrass — see alembic illustration 2. [New Latin Cucurbita] : any plant of the genus Cucurbita or of the family Cucurbitaceae |