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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cucurbit

/(kū̇*kûr"bĭt)/ · Cu·cur·bit · IPA /kjuˈkɝ.bɪt/
01 n. 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 wid…
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    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.(Chem.) See: Alembic