cucurbit

[ kyoo-kur-bit ]

noun
  1. a gourd.

  2. any plant of the gourd family.

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

Origin of cucurbit

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cucurbite, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin cucurbita “gourd, cupping glass”; cf. gourd, courgette

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cucurbit

/ (kjuːˈkɜːbɪt) /


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

Origin of cucurbit

1
C14: from Old French, from Latin cucurbita gourd, cup

Derived forms of cucurbit

  • cucurbitaceous, adjective

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