Cucumber | Definition of cucumber by Merriam-Webster

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

Definition of CUCUMBER for Kids

: a long usually green-skinned vegetable that is used in salads and for making pickles and is the fruit of a vine related to the melons and gourds

Medical Definition of CUCUMBER

: the fruit of a vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family that is cultivated as a garden vegetable and that has diuretic seeds; also : this vine

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