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cucumber
noun
cu·cum·ber
ˈkyü-(ˌ)kəm-bər 
: the fruit of a vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family cultivated as a garden vegetable
also
: this vine
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Tzatziki is a Greek dip made from cucumbers, yogurt, garlic and fresh herbs.
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Plant them around chili peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes.
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
The demo video showed a lady asking AI to find a picture of Max the pomeranian wearing a bathrobe and cucumber slices on his eyes.
—Todd Haselton, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
Tzatziki is a Greek dip made from cucumbers, yogurt, garlic and fresh herbs.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Plant them around chili peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cucumber. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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cucumber
noun
cu·cum·ber
ˈkyü-(ˌ)kəm-bər
: the long fleshy usually many-seeded green-skinned fruit of a vine of the gourd family that is grown as a garden vegetable
also
: this vine
Medical Definition
cucumber
noun
cu·cum·ber
ˈkyü-(ˌ)kəm-bər
: 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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