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The Fisherman, seeing how the cucurbit was treated and making sure of his own death, piddled in his clothes and said to himself, "This promiseth badly;" but he fortified his heart, and cried, "O Ifrit, Allah hath said[FN#103]: - Perform your covenant; for the performance of your covenant shall be inquired into hereafter.

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noun Any of various mostly climbing or trailing plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe.
noun A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic, formerly used in distillation.

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All readers please seach the net for Arcimboldo Art. His painting "Vertumnus" shows what appears to be a warty cucurbit on the forhead. — Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
There's also plenty of new information to keep relative old hands like me interested, such as the reputed use of carrots to attract nematodes away from the cucurbit family. — British Blogs
He has since learned to perform magic and play the saxophone and cucurbit flute.
He runs a shop selling self-made cucurbit flutes - a Miao musical instrument made of gourd and bamboo - and other kinds of Chinese wind instruments, such as bawu, xiao and xun.
"You can play the cucurbit flute if you are willing to spend just two minutes learning with me," Dai says confidently.