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Cucurbit Cucurbit Cu*cur"bit Cucurbite
Cu*cur"bite(k[-u]*k[^u]r"b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd:
cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd.] (Chem.)
A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming
part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of
a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.
Cucurbita pepo Crookneck Crook"neck`, n.
Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their
tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is
botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and
matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with
warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a
distinct species (C. moschata) and is smooth and often
striped. [U. S.]
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin Pump"kin, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon,
L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe,
mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook,
n.] (Bot.)
A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit,
-- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion.
Pumpkin seed.
(a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The common pondfish.
Cucurbita verrucosa Squash Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw,
green, immaturate, applied to fruit and vegetables which were
used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine
apple.] (Bot.)
A plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd
kind.
Note: The species are much confused. The long-neck squash is
called Cucurbita verrucosa, the Barbary or China
squash, C. moschata, and the great winter squash, C.
maxima, but the distinctions are not clear.
Squash beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small American beetle
(Diabrotica, or Galeruca vittata) which is often
abundant and very injurious to the leaves of squash,
cucumber, etc. It is striped with yellow and black. The
name is applied also to other allied species.
Squash bug (Zo["o]l.), a large black American hemipterous
insect (Coreus, or Anasa, tristis) injurious to squash
vines.
Cucurbite Cucurbit Cu*cur"bit Cucurbite
Cu*cur"bite(k[-u]*k[^u]r"b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd:
cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd.] (Chem.)
A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming
part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of
a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.
Cucurbitive Cucurbitive Cu*cur"bi*tive (k?-k?r"b?-t?v), a.
Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small
worms.
Turbit Turbit Tur"bit, n. [Cf. Turbot.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The turbot.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable
for its short beak.
Turbite Turbite Tur"bite, n. (Paleon.)
A fossil turbo.
Turbith Turbith Tur"bith, n. [F., fr. Per. See Turpeth.]
See Turpeth.
turbith Turpeth Tur"peth, n. [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a
cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. Turbith.] [Written
also turbeth, and turbith.]
1. (Bot.) The root of Ipom[oe]a Turpethum, a plant of
Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine
as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
2. (Chem.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists
of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth
mineral.
