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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•cum•ber /ˈkyukʌmbɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a creeping plant of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.
- Plant Biologythe edible fleshy green-skinned fruit of this plant: [countable]I cut up two cucumbers and added them to the salad.[uncountable]Do you think this salad will taste better with cucumber?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cu•cum•ber (kyo̅o̅′kum bər),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.
- Plant Biologythe edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin.
- Plant Biologyany of various allied or similar plants.
- Plant Biologythe fruit of any such plant.
- Latin, as above
- Latin cucumer-, stem of cucumis; replacing Middle English, Old English cucumer
- Anglo-French, Old French co(u)combre
- Middle English cucumbre 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cucumber /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/ n - a creeping cucurbitaceous plant, Cucumis sativus, cultivated in many forms for its edible fruit
- the cylindrical fruit of this plant, which has hard thin green rind and white crisp flesh
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin cucumis, of unknown origin |