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Definition of Cucurbita foetidissima

1. Noun. Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cucurbita Foetidissima

Literary usage of Cucurbita foetidissima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fuel Usage and the Health of Navajo Women and Children: Development of Clean ...by Wayne G. Bragg by Wayne G. Bragg (1995)
"A NEW ANNUAL ROOT CROP: cucurbita foetidissima Relevant Previous Experience in Growing This Plant in Arizona John M. Nelson and his collaborators at the ..."

2. Irrigating Efficiently: Bibliography, January 88-February 94 by Joe Makuch, Bonnie Emmert (1994)
"American Society of Agronomy. Agronomy journal v. 80 (1): p. 60-65; 1988 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: cucurbita foetidissima; ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1900)
"... have it carried to some other place by the water to start new communities. Chicago, 111. RADIATE STRUCTURE OF THE WILD GOURD (cucurbita foetidissima). ..."

4. Hand-list of Herbaceous Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Gardens by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1902)
"See cucurbita foetidissima. Cucurbita, L. Cucurbitaceae. С. ficifolia, Bouché. Oriental Asia. С. foetidissima, HB & К. Central Nebraska to Texas, C. maxima, ..."

5. Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada by Charles Francis Saunders (1920)
"Botanically it is cucurbita foetidissima, HBK, and the rank, garlicky odor given off by the crushed leaves makes the specific appellation very apropos. ..."

6. Useful wild plants of the United States and Canada by Charles Francis Saunders (1920)
"Botanically it is cucurbita foetidissima, HBK, and the rank, garlicky odor given off by the crushed leaves makes the specific appellation very apropos. ..."

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