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Where does “cucurbite” come from?

cucurbite (French) comes from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

Ancestry of “cucurbite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “cucurbite”

  • cucurbit
  • cucurbituril
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