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cucumber

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːkʌmbə/

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Definition of cucumber

noun

1a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.

2the climbing plant of the gourd family which yields cucumbers, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild.
- Cucumis sativus, family Cucurbitaceae

Phrases

(as) cool as a cucumber: untroubled by heat or exertion: he leaps up the six flights of stairs and arrives at the top as cool as a cucumber; calm and relaxed: she looked as efficient as a hospital matron, as cool as a cucumber