CUCURBITULA

(Lat.). n. f., dim. of cucurbit a, a gourd. Ku2- (ku4)-ku5rb(ku4rb)-i2t'u2(u4)-la3. Fr., cucurbit ule, cornicule, ventouse (1st def.). Ger., Schropfkopf. It., ventosa, coppetta. Sp., ventosa. 1. A cupping-gla ; so called because originally made of a gourd. 2. A subtribe of the genus Bryonia. [B, 121 (a, 24).] C. cruenta, C. cum ferro. See Wet CUP. C. levis, C. sicca. See Dry CUP. [s. 464]