Definition of CUCUMBER

cucumber

Meanings

Plural: cucumbers

Noun

  • a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
  • cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
  • A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
  • The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
  • A person who is calm and self-possessed.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cucumer, cucumber, from Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumerem (possibly through an Old Occitan intermediate). Probably of Pre-Italic substrate origin.

Synonyms

cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus, cuke, cumber

Scrabble Score: 16

cucumber is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cucumber is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cucumber is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

cucumber is a valid Words With Friends word