The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CUCURBITACEAE

Cucurbitaceae is a large and important group of herbaceous plants with succulent stems which climb by means of tendrils which spring from the base of the leaf-stalks. The leaves are usually lobed and rough; the flowers often large, white, red or yellow; the fruit juicy or fleshy. The group includes the melon.
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