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单词 cucurbit
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cu•cur•bit  (kyo̅o̅ kûrbit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a gourd.
  2. Plant Biologyany plant of the gourd family.
  3. Chemistrythe gourd-shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling.
  • Latin cucurbita; compare gourd, courgette
  • Anglo-French, Old French
  • Middle English cucurbite 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cucurbit /kjuːˈkɜːbɪt/ n
  1. any creeping flowering plant of the mainly tropical and subtropical family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the pumpkin, cucumber, squashes, and gourds
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin cucurbita gourd, cup

cuˌcurbiˈtaceous adj
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