HyperDic: gourd_family

English > 1 sense of the expression gourd family:
NOUNplantgourd family, Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceaea family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
English > gourd family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin).
SynonymsCucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae
Member ofCampanulales, order CampanulalesAn order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including
MembersCitrullus, genus CitrullusA dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
Cucumis, genus Cucumiscucumbers
Cucurbita, genus Cucurbitatype genus of the Cucurbitaceae
Ecballium, genus Ecballiumexploding cucumber
Lagenaria, genus Lagenariabottle gourds
Momordica, genus MomordicaOld World tropical vine
genus BryoniaClimbing perennial herbs
genus Luffadishcloth gourds
gourd, gourd vineAny vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
NarrowercucurbitAny plant of the family Cucurbitaceae
Broaderdicot family, magnoliopsid familyfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishcucurbitáceas
CatalanCucurbitaceae, cucurbitàcia

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