English > Cucumis: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | cucumbers; muskmelons. |
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Synonym | genus Cucumis |
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Member of | Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family | A family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) |
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Members | cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus | A melon vine of the genus Cucumis |
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sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo | Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell |
Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
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Spanish | cucumis, género cucumis, genus cucumis |
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Catalan | cucumis, Cucumis, genus cucumis |
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