cucurbitaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin cucurbita (“gourd”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kjuːkɜːbɪˈteɪʃəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

cucurbitaceous (comparative more cucurbitaceous, superlative most cucurbitaceous)

1. Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc.
   • 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:

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