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Meanings of gourd family in English

Portuguese
cucurbitaceae

A family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)

cucurbitaceae
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Examples for "Cucurbitaceae"
Examples for "Cucurbitaceae"
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I have seen or can see Cucurbitaceae, Passion-flower, Virginian-creeper, Cissus discolor, Common-pea and Everlasting-pea.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
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Wight, "Remarks on the Fruit of the Natural Order Cucurbitaceae" ("Ann.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
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Cucurbitacins are triterpenes compounds found in plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, reported to have anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities.
Pubmed
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We don't want authorities on the Cucurbitaceæ, but well-informedcitizens.
Post-Prandial Philosophy
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The plant to which I at present refer is one of the cucurbitaceae, which bears a small, scarlet-colored, eatable cucumber.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
Usage of gourd family in English
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Pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, which includes cucumbers, honeydew melons, cantaloupe, watermelons and zucchini.
The South African
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Collinquintida Ð a bitter apple of the gourd family whose soft fruit made a purgative drug 59.
The Noble Spanish Soldier
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Many similar cases of analogous variation have been observed by Naudin in the great gourd family, and by various authors in our cereals.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
Translations for gourd family
Portuguese
cucurbitaceae