Definition of cucurbitae Cucurbitae
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What does cucurbitae mean?
Part of speech
🔤- cucurbitae, noun, plural of cucurbita.
WordNet
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| cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceae | ||
| genus Cucurbita | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| cucurbitaceae, family cucurbitaceae, gourd family a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) | ||
| autumn pumpkin, cucurbita pepo, pumpkin vine, pumpkin usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn | ||
| squash vine, squash a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets | ||
| cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash vine, summer squash any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden | ||
| winter squash plant, winter squash any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months | ||
| cucurbita maxima, hubbard squash large football-shaped winter squash with a warty grey-green rind | ||
| cucurbita maxima turbaniformis, turban squash large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end | ||
| buttercup squash drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey | ||
| cucurbita argyrosperma, cucurbita mixta, cushaw globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- cucurbita, noun, singular of cucurbitas / cucurbitae.
