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white spine

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variants: or white-spine cucumber

Definition of white spine

: any of various cucumbers that bear rather large fruits with pointed white tubercles and are especially suitable for forcing and slicing

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“White spine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20spine. Accessed 29 May. 2022.

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