English Explanatory Dictionary

cucurbit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
  2. A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.

Pronunciation

/kjuˈkɜː.bɪt/ /kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/

Word forms

cucurbit cucurbits cucurbita cucurbite

Etymology

From Middle English cocurbite, concurbite, cucurbita, cucurbite, from Middle French cucurbite and Latin cucurbita. Doublet of gourd.

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