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cucumber

[ kyoo-kuhm-ber ]

noun

  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.


cucumber

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noun

  1. a creeping cucurbitaceous plant, Cucumis sativus, cultivated in many forms for its edible fruit Compare squirting cucumber
  2. the cylindrical fruit of this plant, which has hard thin green rind and white crisp flesh
  3. any of various similar or related plants or their fruits
  4. cool as a cucumber
    very calm; self-possessed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cucumber1

1350–1400; Middle English cucumbre < Anglo-French, Old French co ( u ) combre < Latin cucumer-, stem of cucumis; replacing Middle English, Old English cucumer < Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cucumber1

C14: from Latin cucumis, of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see cool as a cucumber .
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Most U.S. produce imports come from Mexico and Canada, including avocados, cucumbers and mushrooms.

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Today, as head manager, she grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers — ingredients that will soon appear in the kitchens of the W and Westin Costa Rica.

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She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.

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And true to their nature, the Trigos also are offering a few companion plants, such as tomatillos, basil and Persian cucumbers.

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When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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