cucumber | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit | |
Synonyms: | Cucumis_sativus cucumber_vine | |
Related terms: | melon Cucumis | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons | |
Synonyms: | cuke | |
Related terms: | vegetable gherkin | |