cucumber
cu-cum-ber · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A long, green-skinned vegetable with watery flesh, eaten raw or pickled.
- 2.
The climbing plant that produces cucumbers.
Forms
plural: cucumbers
Phrases & expressions
- •cool as a cucumber — very calm and composed
- •cucumber sandwich — a light sandwich popular in British tea culture
Related words
Etymology
From Latin "cucumis" (cucumber), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.