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cucurbit

[ kyoo-kur-bit ]

noun

  1. a gourd.
  2. any plant of the gourd family.
  3. Chemistry. the gourd-shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling.


cucurbit

/ kjuːˈkɜːbɪt /

noun

  1. any creeping flowering plant of the mainly tropical and subtropical family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the pumpkin, cucumber, squashes, and gourds


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Derived Forms

  • cuˌcurbiˈtaceous, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cucurbit1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cucurbite, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin cucurbita “gourd, cupping glass”; gourd, courgette

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cucurbit1

C14: from Old French, from Latin cucurbita gourd, cup

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Example Sentences

The force of the steam had broken the instrument to such an extent that the cucurbit was pinned to the head of the still.

But the proportions are given, and here stands a glass cucurbit in which they should be mingled.

On the small scale, a very capacious, flat-bottomed retort or cucurbit should be employed.

Pour on them two ounces of water, and set the cucurbit into a sand-bath.

Matrass, mat′ras, n. a chemical vessel with a tapering neck, a cucurbit.

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