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Word: Cucumber
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French cocombre, coucombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumer-
ˈkjuːkʌmbə
a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.
Short Definition:long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh
the climbing plant of the gourd family that yields cucumbers, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild.
Short Definition:climbing plant of gourd family that yields cucumbers
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