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Cucumber mosaic virus — (CMV) Fig. 1. A red violet stained hexagonal inclusion body of CMV. The blue colored body below the virus inclusion is the nucleus of the cell. Virus classification Group: Group IV … Wikipedia
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus — (CGMMV) Virus classification Group: IV: (+)sense RNA Viruses Genus: Tobamovirus Species: Cucumber green mottle mosaic vir … Wikipedia
Cucumber green spider — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Cucumber fish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
cucumber — [kyo͞o′kum΄bər; ] occas [., kyo͞okəmbər] n. [ME cucomer < OFr or L; OFr cocombre < L cucumis (gen. cucumeris)] 1. a trailing annual vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family, grown for its edible fruit 2. the long fruit, with a green rind… … English World dictionary
Cucumber — This article is about the fruit. For other uses, see Cucumber (disambiguation). Cucumber Cucumbers grow on vines Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Cucumber beetle — The Cucumber Beetle Spotted Cucumber Beetle … Wikipedia
CUCUMBER — Three species of cucumber are mentioned in the Bible and in rabbinic literature: kishu im, pakku ot, and the yerokat (or yerikat) ha ḥamor. (1) Kishu im: only the plural form occurs in the Bible, but the singular, kishut, occurs in rabbinic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
cucumber beetle — any leaf beetle of the genus Diabrotica and related genera that feeds on cucumbers and other plants of the gourd family and is a vector of cucurbit wilt. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * Any of several leaf beetles (genus Diabrotica) that are important… … Universalium
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
