Associations to the word «Cucurbit»

Wiktionary

CUCURBIT, noun. Any member of the Cucurbita genus of gourds.
CUCURBIT, noun. (obsolete) A receptacle, originally gourd-shaped and used for liquids or chemicals; a bottle or other container.

Dictionary definition

CUCURBIT, noun. Any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley