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cucumber

32 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cucumber (noun)
  2. cucumber angular leaf spot (noun)
  3. cucumber beetle (noun)
  4. cucumber family (noun)
  5. cucumber fly (noun)
  6. cucumber magnolia (noun)
  7. cucumber melon (noun)
  8. cucumber mildew (noun)
  9. cucumber mosaic (noun)
  10. cucumber root (noun)
  11. cucumber scab (noun)
  12. cucumber tree (noun)
  13. bitter cucumber (noun)
  14. bur cucumber (noun)
  15. creeping cucumber (noun)
  16. Indian cucumber (noun)
  17. Jamaica cucumber (noun)
  18. lemon cucumber (noun)
  19. mock cucumber (noun)
  20. musk cucumber (noun)
  21. pickling cucumber (noun)
  22. sea cucumber (noun)
  23. serpent cucumber (noun)
  24. single-seed cucumber (noun)
  25. spotted cucumber beetle (noun)
  26. squirting cucumber (noun)
  27. star cucumber (noun)
  28. striped cucumber beetle (noun)
  29. wild cucumber (noun)
  30. large-leaved magnolia (noun)

cu·cum·ber

noun \ˈkyü-(ˌ)kəm-bər\

Definition of CUCUMBER

: the fruit of a vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family cultivated as a garden vegetable; also : this vine
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Origin of CUCUMBER

Middle English, from Anglo-French cucumbre, from Latin cucumer-, cucumis
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with CUCUMBER

call number, encumber, outnumber, prime number

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