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noun
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 various allied or similar plants.
4.
the fruit of any such plant.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cucumbre < Anglo-French, Old French co(u)combre < Latin cucumer-, stem of cucumis; replacing Middle English, Old English cucumer < Latin, as above
1350–1400; Middle English cucumbre < Anglo-French, Old French co(u)combre < Latin cucumer-, stem of cucumis; replacing Middle English, Old English cucumer < Latin, as above
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| cucumber (ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare squirting cucumber a creeping cucurbitaceous plant, Cucumis sativus, cultivated in many forms for its edible fruit |
| 2. | the cylindrical fruit of this plant, which has hard thin green rind and white crisp flesh |
| 3. | any of various similar or related plants or their fruits |
| 4. | cool as a cucumber very calm; self-possessed |
| [C14: from Latin cucumis, of unknown origin] | |
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cucumber
late 14c., from O.Fr. cocombre, from L. cucumis (acc. cucumerem), perhaps from a pre-Italic Mediterranean language. Replaced O.E. eorþæppla (pl.), lit. "earth-apples." Cowcumber was common form 17c.-18c., and that pronunciation lingered into 19c. Planted as a garden vegetable by 1609 by Jamestown
EXPANDcolonists. Phrase cool as a cucumber (c.1732) embodies ancient folk knowledge confirmed by science in 1970: inside of a field cucumber on a warm day is 20 degrees cooler than the air temperature.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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