cucurbitaceous adjective.
[kjʊ,kǝ:bɪ'teɪʃ(ǝ)s] E19.[from mod. Latin Cucurbitaceae (see below), from Latin cucurbita gourd: see -ACEOUS.]Botany. Of or pertaining to the family Cucurbitaceae, which comprises trailing or climbing plants with fleshy fruits, as the gourd, melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc.
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