CUCURBITACEOUS

Meaning of CUCURBITACEOUS in English

/kyooh kerr'bi tay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants. Cf. gourd family .

[ 1850-55; Cucurbitace ( ae ) (see CUCURBIT, -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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CUCURBITACEOUS — adjective see cucurbitaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCURBITACEOUS — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.
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CUCURBITACEOUS — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCURBITACEOUS — adj of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.
Webster English vocab
CUCURBITACEOUS — бахчевой
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CUCURBITACEOUS — с.-х. бахчевой
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CUCURBITACEOUS — бахчевой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCURBITACEE — adj cucurbitaceous
Interlingua English vocab
MELON LOCO — ˌmelənˈlō(ˌ)kō, məˌlōn- noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish melón loco, literally, crazy melon : a rough creeping cucurbitaceous vine ( Apodanthera undulata …
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GOURD — ˈgō(ə)rd, ˈgȯ(-, ˈgu̇(-; -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d, -u̇əd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gourde, from Middle French, from Latin cucurbita, …
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COLD SEEDS — noun plural Etymology: cold (II) : the seeds of various cucurbitaceous fruits (as the melon or cucumber) sometimes used as …
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WATERMELON — (n.) The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant …
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VINE — (n.) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or …
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MELON — (n.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces …
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LUFFA — (n.) A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large fruits with …
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LOOF — (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
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ECBALLIUM — (n.) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, …
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BRYONY — (n.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white …
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WATERMELON — ( n. ) The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINE — ( n. ) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MELON — ( n. ) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOF — ( n. ) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ECBALLIUM — ( n. ) A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRYONY — ( n. ) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough …
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PICKLEWORM — /pik"euhl werrm'/ , n. the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of …
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WATERMELON — noun the very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant …
Webster English vocab
VINE — noun any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. 2. vine ·noun hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender …
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MELON — noun a large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus melo. 2. melon ·noun the juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous …
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LUFFA — add. ·noun any plant of this genus, or its fruit. 2. luffa ·add. ·noun the fibrous skeleton of the fruit, …
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LOOF — vi ·see luff. 2. loof ·noun the part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow …
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ECBALLIUM — noun a genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species ecballium agreste (or elaterium), the squirting cucumber. its fruit, …
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