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• n  a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)

• Cucurbitaceae
• family Cucurbitaceae
• gourd family

News & Articles

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• Gardening with Laurie: Try these tips for growing cucumbers
  Now that it's fall vegetable planting time, I'm thinking a lot about vegetables to plant. One of the popular varieties to plant this time of year are cucumbers. Cucumbers, along with squash, melons and pumpkins, all belong to the cucurbitaceae family.
  Aug. 29, 2013 - The Victoria Advocate