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