cucumber
noun [C or U] /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/
/-bɚ/ Definition
B1 a long, thin, pale green vegetable with dark green skin, usually eaten uncooked in saladsTypes of vegetablePlants in generalTypes of fruit
(Definition of cucumber noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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