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cucumber definition
cu·cum·ber (kyo̵̅o̅′kum′bər; occas., -kəm-)
noun
- a trailing annual vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family, grown for its edible fruit
- the long fruit, with a green rind and firm, white flesh, gathered before fully mature and used in salads or preserved as pickles
Etymology: ME cucomer < OFr or L; OFr cocombre < L cucumis (gen. cucumeris)
cucumber Idioms
cool as a cucumber
- comfortably cool
- calm and self-possessed
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