Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various mostly climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe.
- noun A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic, formerly used in distillation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant of the natural order Cucurbitaceæ.
- noun A chemical vessel originally shaped like a gourd, but sometimes shallow, with a wide mouth, used in distillation.
- noun A gourd-shaped vessel for holding liquids.
- noun A cupping-glass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A vessel or 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any member of the
Cucurbita genus ofgourds . - noun obsolete A
receptacle , originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; abottle or other container.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Second, it is a generally healthier cucurbit than its tastier siblings.
Groundwork: A winter squash named Cushaw Adrian Higgins 2010
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There is nothing like the unmistakeable aroma of rotting cucurbit.
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The Cobaea is surely helping out holding the increasing weight of the cucurbit, but wind and heavy rain seems threatening to the strenth of the green growing vines ability to hang on.
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A composted pumpkin has sported a vine under the arbor and a growing cucurbit is showing promise for use in a fall vignette.
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The Fisherman accepted his promises on both conditions, not to trouble him as before, but on the contrary to do him service; and, after making firm the plight and swearing him a solemn oath by Allah Most Highest he opened the cucurbit.
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What is thy story, and what is thy account of thyself, and what is the cause of thy entering into this cucurbit?
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"Trick or Treat: Pumpkin, Melon, Cucumber and Relatives" focuses on the uses and history of the cucurbit plant family.
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Cucumbers The cucumber was domesticated in India around 1500 BCE, arrived in the Mediterranean region about a thousand years later, and is now the second most important cucurbit worldwide after the watermelon.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The squash or cucurbit family, the Cucurbitaceae, has made three broad contribu- tions to human pleasure and nutrition.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Cucumbers The cucumber was domesticated in India around 1500 BCE, arrived in the Mediterranean region about a thousand years later, and is now the second most important cucurbit worldwide after the watermelon.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
sionnach commented on the word cucurbit
alternatively:
1. the trajectory of a cucumber which has been launched into space.
2. a specialized harnessing device used by those with a tendency to engage in lachanolagnosis-related activities, particularly those requiring the restraint of gourds.
July 13, 2008
bilby commented on the word cucurbit
How do you launch a cucumber into space, thereby penetrating the thick layer of mayonnaise that surrounds the Earth?
July 14, 2008
sionnach commented on the word cucurbit
You aim for the hole in the mayosphere that has been brought about by global climate change.
July 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word cucurbit
The mayosphere is disappearing at the rate of 3,000 salad rolls per day. This is serious, folks.
July 14, 2008
mollusque commented on the word cucurbit
Mayo my!
July 14, 2008
slumry commented on the word cucurbit
a unit of measure equal to the length of a cucumber, measured in dog years
June 21, 2015