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Cucurbita

Cucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') is a genus, native to the Andes and Mesoamerica, of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi). Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local parlance. Other…

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Cucurbita

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related to Festivals · 46
Cucurbita → Abóbora, Argentina, Atalaia, Austria, Bolivia, Britain, Canada, Capital Nacional, Ceres, Croatia, Festival, Fiesta Nacional, France, Germany, Halloween, Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, In, In Britain, In Portugal, IncrEdibles
related to Ecology · 28
Cucurbita → Acalymma, Agrotis, Anasa, Aphididae, Aulacophora, Bemisia, CMV, Colletotrichum, Cucurbits, Defensive, Diabrotica, Erwinia, Erysiphe, Fusarium, Hypercompe, Lepidoptera, Mamestra, Melittia, Phytophthora, PRSV
related to Art, music, and literature · 24
Cucurbita → Along, Also, Americas, Anne, Bretagne, Brittany, Christopher Columbus's, De Historia Stirpium Commentarii, Europe, For, French, German, Grandes Heures, Insignes, Leonhart Fuchs, Les Grandes Heures, Moche, New World, Quegourdes, Rome
related to Distribution and habitat · 24
Cucurbita → Americas, Argentina, Bryonia-like, Canada, Centers, Central America, Chile, Cucurbitaceae, Evidence, Evolutionarily, Four, Holocene, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Mississippi River, Nee, No, Of, Paleocene, Recent
related to history · 23
Cucurbita → Africa, BP, By, Canada, Changes, During, Genetic, Gourds, Guilá Naquitz, Jalisco, Lagenaria, Mexico, Modern-day, North America, Oaxaca, Recent, Solid, Some, South America, Species
related to Culinary · 17
Cucurbita → African, Although, Americas, Commercially, Cross-pollination, Cucurbitaceae, Dickinson, European, Libby's, Long, Other, Pilgrims, Squash, Squashes, Summer, Thanksgiving, The
related to Folk remedies · 13
Cucurbita → American, Chinese, Commission, Europe, In, In China, In Germany, In Mexico, Native Americans, Pumpkins, The FDA, This Native American, United States
related to Taxonomy · 10
Cucurbita → Citrullus, Cross, Cucurbitaceae, Genera Plantarum, Lagenaria, Linnaeus, Some, Species Plantarum, The, The Cucurbita
related to Nutrition · 8
Cucurbita → Also, As, B6, Curcubita, Daily Value, DV, In, Pumpkin
related to Description · 7
Cucurbita → All, Cultivated Cucurbita, Growing, Most, Spring-like, The, There

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species pepo pumpkin origin squash mexico seeds genus moschata fruits used also fruit flowers native maxima domesticated ficifolia plant pumpkins

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squash are typically cookedinstance ofCucurbita gourds0.80text
eaten as vegetablesinstance ofCucurbita gourds0.80text
pumpkin pieinstance ofand are eaten both as vegetables and as desserts0.80text
bacterial wiltinstance ofCucurbits are susceptible to diseases0.80text
maizeinstance ofpredating the domestication of other crops0.80text
beans in the region by about 4instance ofpredating the domestication of other crops0.80text
000 yearsinstance ofpredating the domestication of other crops0.80text
prawnsinstance ofare cooked with seafood0.80text
small C. moschata pumpkinsinstance ofsquashes0.80text
Austriainstance ofherbalists use C. ficifolia in the belief that it reduces blood sugar levels.FestivalsCucurbita fruits including pumpkins and marrows are celebrated in festivals in countries0.80text
Boliviainstance ofherbalists use C. ficifolia in the belief that it reduces blood sugar levels.FestivalsCucurbita fruits including pumpkins and marrows are celebrated in festivals in countries0.80text
Britaininstance ofherbalists use C. ficifolia in the belief that it reduces blood sugar levels.FestivalsCucurbita fruits including pumpkins and marrows are celebrated in festivals in countries0.80text

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