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Cucurbita
Medical Definition: | A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE, order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, which includes pumpkin, gourd and squash. |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with Squash (Sport) = RACQUET SPORTS; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specif |
Also Called: | Pumpkins,Squash Plant,Squashes |
Previously Indexed: | Cucurbitaceae (1998-2001) |
Cucurbita Medical Definitions and Terms
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