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cucurbitaceous

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cu⋅cur⋅bi⋅ta⋅ceous

  [kyoo-kur-bi-tey-shuhs]
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–adjective
belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
Compare gourd family.

Origin:
1850–55; < NL Cucurbitace(ae) (see cucurbit, -aceae ) + -ous
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