cucurbit

American

[kyoo-kur-bit] / kyuˈkɜr bɪt /

noun

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

cucurbit British

/ kjuːˈkɜːbɪt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

cucurbitaceous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cucurbit

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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