What is the meaning of Cucurbita?
Alternative form of cucurbit (plant).
gourd, calabash (varieties of Lagenaria siceraria)
- round or oval or similar varieties allowed to ripen, by which time they are inedible because they harden, and used as vessels or for making instruments
- long, snake- or cucumber-like varieties eaten unripe, similar to the modern Lagenaria siceraria var. longissima still grown in the south of Italy (in widespread terms, resembling zucchini or courgettes but with the texture of potato)
round or oval or similar varieties allowed to ripen, by which time they are inedible because they harden, and used as vessels or for making instruments
long, snake- or cucumber-like varieties eaten unripe, similar to the modern Lagenaria siceraria var. longissima still grown in the south of Italy (in widespread terms, resembling zucchini or courgettes but with the texture of potato)
bryony (with epithets meaning "wild": silvātica, silvestris, errātica)
colocynth (with epithets meaning "wild": silvātica, silvestris, agrestis)
pumpkin, squash (gourds of the botanical genus Cucurbita native to the New World)
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