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nountype genus of the Cucurbitaceae
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Definition that contains cucurbita
- pumpkin a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
- squash any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- melon any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
- gourd any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
- genus citrullus a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
- melon vine any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
- winter squash any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
- citrullus a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
- cucurbitaceous of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
- genus cucurbita type genus of the Cucurbitaceae