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Meaning of cucurbitaceous | Babel Free

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.

See also

cucurbital cucurbitoid cuddlable cuddlesome cuddlicious cuddlier