cucumber
/ˈkjuːkʌmbər/
noun
- A long, green-skinned vegetable with crisp, watery flesh, often eaten raw in salads or pickled.
- I added sliced cucumber to the salad for a refreshing crunch.
- She made a cucumber sandwich for the picnic.
- Pickles are made from cucumbers soaked in vinegar and spices.
- A plant (Cucumis sativus) that produces cucumbers.
- Farmers harvest cucumbers when they are still green and firm.
- We grew cucumbers in our backyard garden this summer.
- The cucumber vine needs plenty of sunlight and water.
- A shade of pale green, like the color of a cucumber's skin.
- The dress came in two shades: sky blue and cucumber.
- She painted the nursery walls a soft cucumber color.
- His tie was a light cucumber green that matched his eyes.