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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUCURBITACEOUS

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

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.