The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cucurbit \Cu*cur"bit\ Cucurbite \Cu*cur"bite\(k[-u]*k[^u]r"b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd.] (Chem.) 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.
Wiktionary
n. (archaic form of cucurbit English)
Usage examples of "cucurbite".
Our urinales, and our descensories, Phials, and croslets, and sublimatories, Cucurbites, and alembikes eke, And other suche, *dear enough a leek,* *worth less than a leek* It needeth not for to rehearse them all.
Armenian bole, borax, the green of brass, And sundry vessels made of earth and glass, Our urinals and all our descensories, Vials and crucibles, sublimatories, Cucurbites, and alembics, and such freaks, All dear enough if valued at two leeks.