Meaning of cucurbita | Babel Free

Definitions

1. gourd, calabash (varieties of Lagenaria siceraria)
   Classical-Latin, Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine
2. 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
   Classical-Latin, Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine
3. 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)
   Classical-Latin, Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine
4. dolt
   declension-1, derogatory, feminine
5. bryony (with epithets meaning "wild": silvātica, silvestris, errātica)
   Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine
6. colocynth (with epithets meaning "wild": silvātica, silvestris, agrestis, and with Aegyptia, Alexandrīna)
   Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine
7. squash, pumpkin (gourds of the botanical genus Cucurbita native to the New World)
   New-Latin, declension-1, feminine

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