cucurbit
Meaning
- Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
- (obsolete) A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/kjuˈkɜː.bɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English cocurbite, concurbite, cucurbita, cucurbite, from Middle French cucurbite and Latin cucurbita. Doublet of gourd.
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