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Where does “cucurbit” come from?

cucurbit (English) comes from Middle English cocurbite, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

cucurbit (English): Any member of the "Cucurbita" genus of gourds; A...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the "Cucurbita" genus of gourds; A...

Ancestry of “cucurbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcocurbite—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “cucurbit”

  • cucurbituril
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