cucumber

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cu·cum·ber | \ 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

Examples of cucumber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Place the baguette on the side plate and the cucumber salad nearby. — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021 Marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes, then add the cucumber and onion, and refrigerate for an additional 5 minutes. — Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021 Add the salad greens, tomatoes and cucumber to a large bowl. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2021 Schultz’s also supplied the July essentials to serve with a crab cake — potato salad and marinated cucumber salad, made the way a Baltimore grandmother does, with a dollop of sugar in the vinegar. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2021 The cucumber salad in sweet house dressing ($8) could counter any of the hotter dishes quite easily. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020 Menu: Lutfisk, meatballs, red potatoes, cucumber salad, lefse, butter and cream sauces on the side, rice pudding with lingonberry sauce and pepparkakor cookie. — Lee Svitak Dean, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020 Each $65 kit feeds four people and includes goods to make about 16 meat or veggie tacos, salsa verde, chips, beans, cucumber salad and Veracruz slaw. — Linnea Covington, The Know, 30 Apr. 2020 The cucumber, a relative of melon, lends both crunch and herbaceousness. — New York Times, 30 July 2021

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