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cucurbit

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cu⋅cur⋅bit

  [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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME cucurbite < AF, OF < L cucurbita; cf. gourd, courgette
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cu·cur·bit   (kyōō-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.]
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