Cucurbitaceae
WordNet
noun
(1) A family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Cucurbitaceae
- a taxonomic family, within order Cucurbitales - Any of various plants, including the cucumber, melon, gourd, and loofa, generally being creeping vines with tendrils and fruit developing from a three-part inferior ovary with many seeds attached to the outer edge of the three walls or spiraling outward therefrom.
See also
- Abobra
- Acanthosicyos
- Actinostemma
- Alsomitra
- Ampelosicyos
- Anacaona
- Apatzingania
- Apodanthera
- Bambekea
- Benincasa
- Biswarea
- Bolbostemma
- Brandegea
- Bryonia
- Calycophysum
- Cayaponia
- Cephalopentandra
- Ceratosanthes
- Chalema
- Cionosicyos
- Citrullus
- Coccinia
- Cogniauxia
- Corallocarpus
- Cremastopus
- Ctenolepis
- Cucumella
- Cucumeropsis
- Cucumis
- Cucurbita
- Cucurbitella
- Cyclanthera
- Cyclantheropsis
- Dactyliandra
- Dendrosicyos
- Dicoelospermum
- Dieterlea
- Diplocyclos
- Doyerea
- Ecballium
- Echinocystis
- Echinopepon
- Edgaria
- Elateriopsis
- Eureiandra
- Fevillea
- Gerrardanthus
- Gomphogyne
- Gurania
- Guraniopsis
- Gymnopetalum
- Gynostemma
- Halosicyos
- Hanburia
- Helmontia
- Hemsleya
- Herpetospermum
- Hodgsonia
- Ibervillea
- Indofevillea
- Kedrostis
- Lagenaria
- Lemurosicyos
- Luffa
- Marah
- Melancium
- Melothria
- Melothrianthus
- Microsechium
- Momordica
- Muellerargia
- Mukia
- Myrmecosicyos
- Neoalsomitra
- Nothoalsomitra
- Odosicyos
- Oreosyce
- Parasicyos
- Penelopeia
- Peponium
- Peponopsis
- Polyclathra
- Posadaea
- Praecitrullus
- Pseudocyclanthera
- Pseudosicydium
- Psiguria
- Pteropepon
- Pterosicyos
- Raphidiocystis
- Ruthalicia
- Rytidostylis
- Schizocarpum
- Schizopepon
- Sechiopsis
- Sechium
- Selysia
- Seyrigia
- Sicana
- Sicydium
- Sicyos
- Sicyosperma
- Siolmatra
- Siraitia
- Solena
- Tecunumania
- Telfairia
- Thladiantha
- Trichosanthes
- Tricyclandra
- Trochomeria
- Trochomeriopsis
- Tumamoca
- Vaseyanthus
- Wilbrandia
- Xerosicyos
- Zanonia
- Zehneria
- Zombitsia
- Zygosicyos