gourd family

noun

1. the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.

Example Sentences

Sicyos, sis′i-os, n. a genus of plants of the order Cucurbitace, the gourd family.

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Observe also the gourd family—melon, cucumber, and squash—their tendency to climb, and the nature of their flowers and fruit.

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Pumpkin, pump′kin, n. a plant of the gourd family and its fruit.

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