NOUN | plant | cucumber vine, cucumber, Cucumis sativus | a melon vine of the genus Cucumis |
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Meaning | A melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit. | |
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Synonyms | cucumber, Cucumis sativus | |
Member of | Cucumis, genus Cucumis | cucumbers |
Parts | cucumber, cuke | cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable |
Broader | melon, melon vine | Any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including |
Spanish | cucumis sativus, pepino | |
Catalan | cogombre, cucumis sativus, Cucumis sativus |
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