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Abobra Acanthosicyos Actinostemma Alsomitra Ampelosycios Anacaona Apatzingania Apodanthera Bambekea Benincasa Biswarea Bolbostemma Brandegea Bryonia Calycophysum Cayaponia Cephalopentandra Ceratosanthes Chalema Cionosicyos Citrullus Coccinia Cogniauxia Corallocarpus Cremastopus Ctenolepis Cucumella Cucumeropsis Cucumis Cucurbita Cucurbitella Cyclanthera Dactyliandra Dendrosicyos Dicoelospermum Dieterlea Diplocyclos Doyerea Ecballium Echinocystis Echinopepon Edgaria Elateriopsis Eureiandra Fevillea Gerrardanthus Gomphogyne Gurania Guraniopsis Gymnopetalum Gynostemma Halosicyos Hanburia Helmontia Hemsleya Herpetospermum Hodgsonia Ibervillea Indofevillea Kedrostis Lagenaria Lemurosicyos Luffa Marah Melancium Melothria Melothrianthus Microsechium Momordica Muellerargia Mukia Myrmecosicyos Neoalsomitra Nothoalsomitra Odosicyos Oreosyce Parasicyos Penelopeia Peponium Peponopsis Polyclathra Posadaea Praecitrullus Pseudocyclanthera Pseudosicydium Psiguria Pteropepon Pterosicyos Raphidiocystis Ruthalicia Rytidostylis Schizocarpum Schizopepon Sechiopsis Sechium Selysia Seyrigia Sicana Sicydium Sicyos Sicyosperma Siolmatra Siraitia Solena Tecunumania Telfairia Thladiantha Trichosanthes Tricyclandra Trochomeria Trochomeriopsis Tumacoca Vaseyanthus Wilbrandia Xerosicyos Zanonia Zehneria Zombitsia Zygosicyos Delta 2002-09-03 |
Most of the plants in this family are annualSee Annual (Morocco) for an account of the settlement 120 km west of Mililla. Annual from the Latin annuum or year means pertaining to a year or happening every year. An annual plant has a lifespan of a year or less. These are generally plants adapted to vineThe term vine was originally a term for the plant on which grapes grew, from the word for wine (Greek oinos , for which grapes were grown. In American usage "vine" is now a generic term for all climbing plants. In British English "The vine" is specificalls with fairly large, showy blossomAlternate meanings: See Blossom (disambiguation Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus and of some other small plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. Blossoms are either pis.
Most of the plants in this family are readily susceptible to a mothA moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. Both are of the order Lepidoptera. People who study or collect these insects are called lepidopterists. Most species of moths are nocturnal, but there are crepuscular and day-flying species. They can b larva, the squash borer .
Science stubs Plant families Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae