cucumiformadj.
/kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of the shape of a cucumber.
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caked1686
tuberose1704
cucumiform1826
sausage-like1852
bolt1859
cigar-shaped1887
torpedo-shaped1903
sausagey1921
whale-shaped1930
Zeppelinistic1930
top hat1958
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 265 Cucumiform (Cucumiformis). Cucumber-shaped.
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 270/2 The Cucumiform Holothuriæ, whose body is but little elongated, more or less fusiform, pentagonal, with tentaculiform suckers.
1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Maunder).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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