cucumber: Meaning and Definition of
cu•cum•ber
Pronunciation: (ky'kum-bur), [key]
— n.
- a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.
- the edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin.
- any of various allied or similar plants.
- the fruit of any such plant.
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