cucurbitacin

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noun

Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

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Meanings

nouncucurbitacin (plural cucurbitacins)

plural cucurbitacins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Origin

Frol Cucurbita + -in.

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APA

cucurbitacin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucurbitacin

MLA

“cucurbitacin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucurbitacin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cucurbitacin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucurbitacin.

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