Organisms

Cucurbita

A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE, order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, which includes pumpkin, gourd and squash.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE, order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, which includes pumpkin, gourd and squash.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Cucurbitas
  • Pumpkins
  • Squash Plant
  • Squashes
  • Plant, Squash
  • Plants, Squash
  • Pumpkin
  • Squash Plants
  • Squashe

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with Squash (Sport) = RACQUET SPORTS

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History Note

2002; for PUMPKINS & SQUASHES use CUCURBITACEAE 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Cucurbitaceae (1998-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.300w.222w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cucurbita. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028464. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028464
  2. Cucurbita. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita
  3. Cucurbita. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5339301