HyperDic: cucumis_sativus

English > 1 sense of the expression Cucumis sativus:
NOUNplantCucumis sativus, cucumber, cucumber vinea melon vine of the genus Cucumis
English > Cucumis sativus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit.
Synonymscucumber, cucumber vine
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

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