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cucumber: Meaning and Definition of

cu•cum•ber

Pronunciation: (ky'kum-bur), [key]
— n.
  1. a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.
  2. the edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin.
  3. any of various allied or similar plants.
  4. the fruit of any such plant.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
cucullate cucumber beetle
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