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noun

cŭcurbĭta

gen. cŭcurbĭtae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a gourd
a gourd.
Prop., Col. 11, 3, 48 sq.; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 69 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 16.—
Prop., Col. 11, 3, 48 sq.; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 69 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 16.—
a cup, cupping-glass by extension •
Transf., in medic. lang., a cup, cupping-glass (of similar form), Scrib. Comp. 46; 67; Juv. 14, 58: cucurbitae medicinales, Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 123 al.—
a blockhead figuratively
Trop., a blockhead, Petr. 39.
Perseus ID: n11800 Key: cucurbita