cucurbits
Melons and squashes
Cucurbits are plants of the gourd family—squashes, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers.
The term appears mainly in agricultural and botanical contexts: Cucurbits need warm soil to germinate.
The family includes both edible crops and ornamental gourds.
Large orange autumn gourd
- squashFlatten by pressure
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
- cucumberCrisp edible gourd
- watermelonVine fruit with red flesh
cantaloupe · honeydew · chayote · kabocha · butternut squash · acorn squash · spaghetti squash · delicata
Trailing climbing plant
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- sprawlingSpread irregularly outward
runner · creeping · pollination · bees · male flowers · fruit set · hills · mounds
Squash and pumpkin genus
- maximaGreatest possible values
- tendrilsSlender coiling growths
- fleshy fruitSucculent plant ovary
- rindTough outer covering
seeds · cotyledons · dioecious · monoecious
Gourd used as vessel
- wartyCovered in small bumps
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- decorativeServing to beautify
- pyrographyDecorative burning on surfaces
crafts · centerpiece · thanksgiving · harvest display · painted · dried · shellcraft · maracas
Pale golden summer gourd
- crookneckCurved-neck summer squash
- scallopiniThin-pounded meat dish
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
- lemon squashDilutable citrus concentrate drink
eight ball · black beauty · delicata · carnival · sweet dumpling · banana squash · fairytale
pumpkin
Large orange autumn gourd
watermelon · cantaloupe · honeydew · chayote · kabocha · butternut squash · acorn squash · spaghetti squash · delicata · calabash
vine
Trailing climbing plant
sprawling · runner · creeping · pollination · bees · male flowers · fruit set · hills · mounds · transplant
cucurbita
Squash and pumpkin genus
- maximaGreatest possible values
- tendrilsSlender coiling growths
- fleshy fruitSucculent plant ovary
rind · seeds · cotyledons · dioecious · monoecious
calabash
Gourd used as vessel
- wartyCovered in small bumps
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- decorativeServing to beautify
pyrography · crafts · centerpiece · thanksgiving · harvest display · painted · dried · shellcraft · maracas
yellow squash
Pale golden summer gourd
- crookneckCurved-neck summer squash
- scallopiniThin-pounded meat dish
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
lemon squash · eight ball · black beauty · delicata · carnival · sweet dumpling · banana squash · fairytale
cucurbitsnightshades
Alkaloid-bearing plant family
Solanaceae · brassicas · Brassicaceae · legumes · alliums