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Cucurbite
{
Cu-cur′bit
Cu-cur′bite
}
(kū̍-kûr′bĭt)
,
Noun.
[L.
cucurbita
a gourd: cf. F.
cucurbite
. See
Gourd
.]
(Chem.)
A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; – originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See
Alembic
.
Definition
2024
cucurbite
cucurbite
English
Noun
cucurbite
(
plural
cucurbites
)
Archaic form of
cucurbit
.
Italian
Noun
cucurbite
f
plural of
cucurbita
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