香瓜属葫芦科，一年蔓生草本植物。

Cantaloup is belonged to cucurbitaceous, a year of rampant herb.

你认为葫芦科植物最显著的特点是什么?。

What would you say is the most noticeable characteristic of the cucurbits?

一种叫做丝瓜的葫芦科作物被用来制造海绵。

A kind of gourd called the luffa is used to make sponges.

南瓜是葫芦科的一种，就像其它类瓜，黄瓜和扁南瓜一样。

Pumpkins are members of the gourd family. They are related to melons, cucumbers and squashes.

虽然这些病毒不能使葫芦科瓜类作物死亡，但能为害它们自然生长过程，使果实产生畸形甚至绝产。

These viruses do not always kill the plant but often disrupt the natural processes so severely that the plant produces abnormal fruit or no fruit at all.