cucurbit
CIDE DICTIONARY
cucurbit,
n. [L.
cucurbita a gourd: cf. F.
cucurbite. See
Gourd.].
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. [
1913 Webster]
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