cucumber


Definition: Meaning of, cucumber in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkjuːkʌmbə /

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cucumber cucumbers
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw
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cucumber used in phrases

  • cucumber tree (noun)
    1. american deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
  • cucumber vine (noun)
    1. a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
  • cucumber-shaped (adjective)
    1. shaped like a cucumber
  • exploding cucumber (noun)
    1. mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
  • large-leaved cucumber tree (noun)
    1. large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
  • sea cucumber (noun)
    1. echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
  • squirting cucumber (noun)
    1. mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
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