gourd family

gourd′ fam`ily

n. a plant family, Cucurbitaceae, of nonwoody vines with tendrils, having palmately lobed leaves, large yellow-to-greenish flowers, and many-seeded fleshy fruits with a hard rind.

Thesaurus

Noun

gourd family - a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceaedicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationCampanulales, order Campanulales - an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositaecucurbit - any plant of the family Cucurbitaceaegourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rindsCucurbita, genus Cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceaegenus Bryonia - climbing perennial herbs: bryonyCitrullus, genus Citrullus - a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelonsCucumis, genus Cucumis - cucumbers; muskmelonsEcballium, genus Ecballium - exploding cucumber; squirting cucumbergenus Lagenaria, Lagenaria - bottle gourdsgenus Luffa - dishcloth gourdsgenus Momordica, Momordica - Old World tropical vine

gourd family

noun

Synonyms for gourd family

noun a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)

Synonyms

Cucurbitaceae
family Cucurbitaceae

Related Words

dicot family
magnoliopsid family
Campanulales
order Campanulales
cucurbit
gourd vine
gourd
Cucurbita
genus Cucurbita
genus Bryonia
Citrullus
genus Citrullus
Cucumis
genus Cucumis
Ecballium
genus Ecballium
genus Lagenaria
Lagenaria
genus Luffa
genus Momordica
Momordica