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cucurbitaceae

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUCURBIT

n.[L., a gourd. ] A chemical vessel in the shape of a gourd; but some of them are shallow, with a wide mouth. It may be made of copper, glass, tin or stone ware, and is used in distillation. This vessel, with its head or cover, constitutes the alembic.

 

CUCURBITACEOUS

a.Resembling a gourd; as cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon and pumpkin or pompion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUCURBIT; CUCURBITE

Cu *cur "bit Cu *cur "bite (k-kr "bt ), n. Etym: [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A vessel of flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.

 

CUCURBITACEOUS

Cu *cur `bi *ta "ceous (-b-t "shs ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cucurbitac.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.

 

CUCURBITIVE

CUCURBITIVE Cu *cur "bi *tive (k-kr "b-tv ), a.

 

Defn: Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cucurbit

cu cur bit |kyo͞oˈkərbət kjuˈkərbət | noun a plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae ), which includes melon, pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. DERIVATIVES cu cur bi ta ceous |kyo͞oˌkərbəˈtāSHəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cucurbite, from Latin cucurbita .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cucurbit

cucurbit |kjʊˈkəːbɪt | noun chiefly US a plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae ), which includes melon, pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. DERIVATIVES cucurbitaceous |-ˈteɪʃəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cucurbite, from Latin cucurbita .

 

Duden Dictionary

Cucurbita

Cu cur bi ta Substantiv, feminin , die |Cuc u rbita |die Cucurbita; Genitiv: der Cucurbita, Plural: die Cucurbitae |[…tɛ ] |lateinisch Zierkürbis mit verschiedenfarbigen Früchten

 

French Dictionary

cucurbitacée

cucurbitacée n. f. nom féminin Famille de plantes à tige couchée ou rampante, à larges feuilles palmées. : Le concombre, la courge, le melon, la citrouille appartiennent à la famille des cucurbitacées.

 

Spanish Dictionary

cucúrbita

cucúrbita nombre femenino Parte inferior de la caldera del alambique .

 

cucurbitáceo, -cea

cucurbitáceo, -cea adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 bot [planta ] Que pertenece a la familia de las cucurbitáceas .2 cucurbitáceas nombre femenino plural bot Familia de plantas dicotiledóneas rastreras o trepadoras de tallo sarmentoso, generalmente con pelo áspero, zarcillos arrollados en espiral, hojas alternas, flores unisexuales de cinco sépalos, cinco pétalos y cinco estambres, generalmente de color amarillento, y fruto de cáscara dura, pulpa carnosa y semillas sin albumen :el melón, la sandía y el zapallo pertenecen a las cucurbitáceas .SINÓNIMO cucurbitales .

 

cucurbitales

cucurbitales nombre femenino plural bot Cucurbitáceas .