1. a long green vegetable with a mild flavor, eaten raw in salads or pickled
2. the climbing plant that produces this vegetable

Examples

• She sliced cucumbers for the salad.
• The cucumber plants are growing well in the garden.
• I like cucumber sandwiches with cream cheese.
• He pickled the cucumbers from his harvest.
• The spa water had slices of cucumber floating in it.
• Cucumbers are mostly water and very refreshing.
• The cucumber vines climbed up the trellis.