Cucurbitaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cucurbitaceae \Cucurbitaceae\ n.
     a natural family of plants including the cucumber; melon;
     squash; and pumpkin.
  
     Syn: family {Cucurbitaceae}, gourd family.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cucurbitaceae
       n : a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or
           squash or pumpkin) [syn: {family Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd
           family}]