| Noun | 1. | Cucurbitaceae - a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)Campanulales, order Campanulales - an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae cucurbit - any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds | |