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cucurbitaceous

Adjective CEFR C2
kjuːkɜːbɪˈteɪʃəs

Definitions

Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc.

Examples

“On he goes, gabbing, gabbing, recipes for preparing beets in a hundred tasty ways, or such cucurbitaceous improbabilities as Ernest Pudding’s Gourd Surprise⟳”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cucurbital cucurbitoid cuddlable cuddlesome cuddlicious cuddlier

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