Definitions for cucurbitaceae
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Princeton's WordNet
Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family(noun)
a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Cucurbitaceae
The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.
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