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Analogue
noun · 78% connection
A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Archerfish
noun · 78% connection
any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indone…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Broom rape
unknown · 78% connection
A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Brown root rot fungus
noun · 78% connection
fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Bryony
noun · 78% connection
The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Colocynth
noun · 78% connection
The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Crop
noun · 78% connection
That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a single season; especially,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Cucumber
noun · 78% connection
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten eit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Cucumis
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same kinds of gourds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Cucurbitaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Darlingtonia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Drop
verb · 78% connection
To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Elater
noun · 78% connection
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica E…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Elaterium
noun · 78% connection
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Gourd
noun · 78% connection
A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Granadilla
noun · 78% connection
The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Green
superl. · 78% connection
Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
Haricot
noun · 78% connection
The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, cucurbitaceous, plants, consisting, single.
