cucurbit

/kyoo-kur-bit/US // kyuˈkɜr bɪt //UK // (kjuːˈkɜːbɪt) //

南瓜,葫芦丝,南瓜子,葫芦

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a gourd.
- : any plant of the gourd family.
- : Chemistry. the gourd-shaped portion of an alembic, a vessel formerly used in distilling.

The force of the steam had broken the instrument to such an extent that the cucurbit was pinned to the head of the still.
But the proportions are given, and here stands a glass cucurbit in which they should be mingled.
On the small scale, a very capacious, flat-bottomed retort or cucurbit should be employed.
Pour on them two ounces of water, and set the cucurbit into a sand-bath.
Matrass, mat′ras, n. a chemical vessel with a tapering neck, a cucurbit.