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Cucurbits
- noun - 1. Any of various mostly climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe.
2. A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic, formerly used in distillation.
- any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae
Debarking
- verb - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
Debarring
- verb - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
- prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Decertify
- verb - cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"
Decursion
- - A flowing; also, a hostile incursion.
Decursive
- - Running down; decurrent.
Deferring
- verb - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- to put off till later
- yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Deforming
- verb -
- alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- assume a different shape or form
- become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
- make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
- twist and press out of shape
Deformity
- noun - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
- an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
Degarnish
- - To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house, etc.