HyperDic: cucumber

English > 2 senses of the word cucumber:
NOUNplantcucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativusa melon vine of the genus Cucumis
foodcucumber, cukecylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable
cucumber > pronunciation
Soundskyuw'kahmber
Rhymesabsorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber...
English > cucumber: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit.
Synonymscucumber vine, Cucumis sativus
Member ofCucumis, genus Cucumiscucumbers
Partscucumber, cukecylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable
Broadermelon, melon vineAny of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including
Spanishcucumis sativus, pepino
Catalancogombre, cucumis sativus, Cucumis sativus
English > cucumber: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningcylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons.
Synonymcuke
Part ofcucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativusA melon vine of the genus Cucumis
Narrowergherkinsmall prickly cucumber
Broadervegetable, veggie, vegedible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Spanishpepino
Catalancogombre, cogombrera

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