- creeping cucumber
- noun
: a small herbaceous vine (Melothria pendula) bearing oblong green fruits
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
creeping cucumber
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Cucumber — Cu cum*ber (k? k?m b?r, formerly kou k?m b?r), n. [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cucumber beetle — Cucumber Cu cum*ber (k? k?m b?r, formerly kou k?m b?r), n. [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cucumber tree — Cucumber Cu cum*ber (k? k?m b?r, formerly kou k?m b?r), n. [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cucumber — This article is about the fruit. For other uses, see Cucumber (disambiguation). Cucumber Cucumbers grow on vines Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cucumber — /kyooh kum beuhr/, n. 1. a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms. 2. the edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin. 3. any of… … Universalium
cucumber — /ˈkjukʌmbə / (say kyoohkumbuh) noun 1. a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, occurring in many cultivated forms, yielding a long or globular fleshy fruit which is commonly eaten green as a salad and used for pickling. 2. the fruit of this plant. 3.… …
creeping jennie — ˈjenē noun Usage: usually capitalized J 1. : moneywort 2. : wild cucumber c 3. : ground pine 4. : field bindweed … Useful english dictionary
cucumber — cu•cum•ber [[t]ˈkyu kʌm bər[/t]] n. 1) pln a creeping plant, Cucumis sativus, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms 2) pln the edible fleshy green skinned fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends • Etymology … From formal English to slang
Bitter cucumber — Cucumber Cu cum*ber (k? k?m b?r, formerly kou k?m b?r), n. [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jamaica cucumber — Cucumber Cu cum*ber (k? k?m b?r, formerly kou k?m b?r), n. [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
