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Cucurbit — may refer to: A plant of the family Cucurbitaceae The lower part of an alembic Cucurbit flute, Chinese musical instrument This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal l … Wikipedia
Cucurbit — Cu*cur bit Cucurbite Cu*cur bite(k[ u]*k[^u]r b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See {Gourd}.] (Chem.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; originally in the shape of a gourd … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cucurbit — [kyo͞o kʉr′bit] n. [L cucurbita] 1. any plant of the gourd family 2. [Fr cucurbite < L cucurbita: so called in allusion to its shape] a large, gourd shaped flask with a wide mouth, formerly used in distillation … English World dictionary
cucurbit — noun Etymology: Middle English cucurbite, from Anglo French, from Latin cucurbita gourd Date: 14th century 1. a vessel or flask for distillation used with or forming part of an alembic 2. a plant of the gourd family … New Collegiate Dictionary
cucurbit — /kyooh kerr bit/, n. 1. a gourd. 2. any plant of the gourd family. 3. Chem. the gourd shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling. [1350 1400; ME cucurbite < AF, OF < L cucurbita; cf. GOURD, COURGETTE] * * * … Universalium
cucurbit — cu·cur·bit || kjuË kÉœËbɪt n. gourd; any plant of the gourd family; (Chemistry) gourd like vessel used in distilling, chemical vessel used in a still or alembic … English contemporary dictionary
cucurbit — [kjʊ kə:bɪt] noun chiefly N. Amer. a plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), which includes melon, pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. Derivatives cucurbitaceous adjective Origin ME: from OFr. cucurbite, from L. cucurbita … English new terms dictionary
cucurbit — a (L). A gourd … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
cucurbit — cu·cur·bit … English syllables
cucurbit — cu•cur•bit [[t]kyuˈkɜr bɪt[/t]] n. 1) a gourd 2) pln any plant of the gourd family 3) chem. the gourd shaped portion of an alembic • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME cucurbite < AF, OF < L cucurbita; cf. gourd, courgette … From formal English to slang
