Cucurbitaceous

2 definitions found

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

  Cucurbitaceous \Cu*cur`bi*ta"ceous\ (-b[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.
     [Cf. F. cucurbitac['e].] (Bot.)
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which
     the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cucurbitaceous
       adj : of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae