| 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 | ||