HyperDic: genus_cucumis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Cucumis:
NOUNplantgenus Cucumis, Cucumiscucumbers
English > genus Cucumis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcucumbers; muskmelons.
SynonymCucumis
Member ofCucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd familyA family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
Memberscucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativusA melon vine of the genus Cucumis
sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis meloAny of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishcucumis, género cucumis, genus cucumis
Catalancucumis, Cucumis, genus cucumis

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