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cucurbite |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cucurbit \Cu*cur"bit\ Cucurbite \Cu*cur"bite\(k[-u]*k[^u]r"b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf F. cucurbite. See {Gourd}.] (Chem.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with or forming part of an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See {Alembic}.
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