| 单词 | ridge cucumber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasridge cucumber ridge cucumber n. any of various varieties of cucumber, typically having short fruits with prickly skins, suitable for growing outdoors in a temperate climate, originally on ridges of soil (cf. sense 5e). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > cucumber > types of gherkin1661 horse-cucumber1707 ridge cucumber1830 cornichon1837 wally1892 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > cucumber > cucumber plant cucumber1382 serpent cucumber1760 serpent melon1779 ridge cucumber1830 1830 Repertory Patent Inventions 10 111 I likewise use it for ridge cucumbers, vegetable marrow, and New Zealand spinach. 1881 S. Wood Forcing Garden 43 They [sc. sashes] may then, if necessary, be taken down, and laid on pits or frames for ridge cucumber or late melon growing. 1933 H. H. Thomas Pop. Encycl. Gardening 257/2 The plants must be grown out in a greenhouse or frame, with the exception of the Ridge Cucumber and the Gherkin, which can be grown out of doors in summer. 2006 A. Nilsen & J. Wright 21st Cent. Cook 283 Choose..between the long, slender glasshouse cucumber and the shorter, thicker ridge cucumber which has more seeds. < as lemmas |
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