Associations to the word «Cucurbitaceae»

Wiktionary

CUCURBITACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Cucurbitales   — any of various plants, including the cucumber, melons, gourds, squashes, and loofah, generally being creeping vines with tendrils and fruit developing from a three-part inferior ovary with many seeds attached to the outer edge of the three walls or spiraling outward therefrom.

Dictionary definition

CUCURBITACEAE, noun. A family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin).

Wise words

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