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horned cucumber

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horned cucumber

–noun
1. a tropical African plant, Cucumis metuliferus, having fruit with spiky, orange skin and jellylike pulp that tastes like cucumbers.
2. the fruit of this plant.
Also called jelly melon.
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horned cucumber  
n.  
  1. A tropical and southern African plant (Cucumis metuliferus) having heart-shaped to three-lobed leaves and oblong, spiny, orange to red fruits.

  2. The fruit of this plant.

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