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cucurbit

[kyoo-kur-bit]

noun

a gourd.

any plant of the gourd family.

Chemistry. the gourd-shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cucurbite < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cucurbita; compare gourd, courgette

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cucurbit (kjuːˈkɜːbɪt)

—n
	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]

cucurbi'taceous

—*adj*

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