English noun: cucumber | |||
1. | cucumber (plant) a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit | ||
Synonyms | cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | melon, melon vine | ||
Part holonym | cucumber, cuke | ||
Member meronym | Cucumis, genus Cucumis | ||
2. | cucumber (food) cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons | ||
Synonyms | cuke | ||
Broader (hypernym) | veg, vegetable, veggie | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gherkin | ||
Part meronym | cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus | ||