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cŭcurbĭta , ae, f.,
I.a gourd.
I. Prop., Col. 11, 3, 48 sq.; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 69 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 16.—
II. Transf., in medic. lang., a cup, cupping-glass (of similar form), Scrib. Comp. 46; 67; Juv. 14, 58: “cucurbitae medicinales,Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 123 al.
III. Trop., a blockhead, Petr. 39.
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