Gherkin vs. Cucumber
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Cucumber
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and seedless. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been created. In North America, the term "wild cucumber" refers to plants in the genera Echinocystis and Marah, but these are not closely related. The cucumber is originally from South Asia, but now grows on most continents. Many different types of cucumber are traded on the global market.
Gherkin (noun)
A small cucumber, often pickled whole.
Gherkin (noun)
The penis.
Cucumber (noun)
A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
Cucumber (noun)
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
Gherkin (noun)
the small green fruit of a plant related to the cucumber, used for pickling.
Gherkin (noun)
the trailing plant that bears gherkins.
Gherkin (noun)
A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles.
Gherkin (noun)
See Sea gherkin.
Cucumber (noun)
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below.
Gherkin (noun)
any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
Gherkin (noun)
small prickly cucumber
Cucumber (noun)
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
Cucumber (noun)
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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