Definition of cucurbit Cucurbit
cu•cur•bit
We found 6 definitions of cucurbit from 5 different sources.
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What does cucurbit mean?
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NounPlural: cucurbits |
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| cucurbit - any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae |
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- cucurbit (Noun)
Any member of the Cucurbita genus of gourds. - cucurbit (Noun)
A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cucurbit (n.)
Alt. of Cucurbite
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cucurbit
kū′kur-bit, n. a chemical vessel used in distillation, originally shaped like a gourd.—adjs. Cucur′bital, Cucurbitā′ceous, pertaining to the Cucurbitaceæ, mostly herbaceous climbers, as the gourd, melon, &c.; Cucur′bitive, like a gourd-seed. [Fr. cucurbite—L. cucurbita, a gourd.]
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🔤- cucurbit, noun, singular of cucurbits.
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