ˈkyüˌkəmbə(r) sometimes ˈ ̷ ̷_ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ or ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷; archaic or humorous ˈkau̇(ˌ)- noun
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Etymology: Middle English cucumer, cocumber, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French cocombre, concombre, from Latin cucumer-, cucumis, probably (like Greek sikyos cucumber) of non-Indo-European origin
1.
a. : the succulent fruit of a vine ( Cucumis sativus ) cultivated from earliest times as a garden vegetable, having a smooth or warty surface, and varying in shape from cylindrical to globular — see gherkin
b. : the annual trailing or climbing vine that bears cucumbers — see cucumis
c. : any of several other plants of the genus Cucumis or the family Cucurbitaceae — usually with qualifying word
bitter cucumber
snake cucumber
2. : cucumber tree
3. : sea cucumber