cucurbitaceous

adj
/kjuːkɜːbɪˈteɪʃəs/

Etymology

From Latin cucurbita (“gourd”), + -aceous.

  1. derived from cucurbita — “gourd

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc.

    • On he goes, gabbing, gabbing, recipes for preparing beets in a hundred tasty ways, or such cucurbitaceous improbabilities as Ernest Pudding’s Gourd Surprise

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