cu·cur·bit 
(ky-kûrbĭt)
(ky-kûrbĭt)n.
1. Any of various mostly climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe.
2. A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic, formerly used in distillation.
[Middle English cucurbite, from Old French, from Latin cucurbita, gourd.]