Cucumber
noun
A green vegetable that is long and thin and often eaten raw in salads.
She sliced the cucumber and added it to the salad.
Often appears as...
- cucumber salad
- cucumber slice
noun
The plant that produces this vegetable.
The cucumber plant needs a lot of sun to grow properly.
Often appears as...
- cucumber plant
- cucumber vine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A green vegetable that is long and thin and often eaten raw in salads.
She sliced the cucumber and added it to the salad.
Often appears as...
- cucumber salad
- cucumber slice
noun
The plant that produces this vegetable.
The cucumber plant needs a lot of sun to grow properly.
Often appears as...
- cucumber plant
- cucumber vine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Part
The cucumber typically refers to the edible portion, not the entire plant.
I enjoy eating the cucumber for a healthy snack.
Pro Tip 2/3Raw Consumption
Often eaten raw, cucumber is a staple in salads and can be served with a dip.
Dip the cucumber sticks into the hummus.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Versatility
Besides salads, cucumber is used in sandwiches, pickles, and sometimes in drinks.
Add cucumber slices to your water for a refreshing taste.
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Part
The cucumber typically refers to the edible portion, not the entire plant.
I enjoy eating the cucumber for a healthy snack.
Pro Tip 2/3Raw Consumption
Often eaten raw, cucumber is a staple in salads and can be served with a dip.
Dip the cucumber sticks into the hummus.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Versatility
Besides salads, cucumber is used in sandwiches, pickles, and sometimes in drinks.
Add cucumber slices to your water for a refreshing taste.
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Part
The cucumber typically refers to the edible portion, not the entire plant.
I enjoy eating the cucumber for a healthy snack.
Pro Tip 2/3Raw Consumption
Often eaten raw, cucumber is a staple in salads and can be served with a dip.
Dip the cucumber sticks into the hummus.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Versatility
Besides salads, cucumber is used in sandwiches, pickles, and sometimes in drinks.
Add cucumber slices to your water for a refreshing taste.
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This sea creature...
But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies and allow them to scoot along the seafloor.
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Why monkeys (and humans)...
but in a perfect world, one without racism and sexism and the frictions associated with finding a new job, it's your sense of fairness that would let you know when it was time to move on. And if you couldn't? Well, that smoldering frustration might make you throw your cucumbers too.
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What would happen if you...
cucumbers, and even broccoli are over 90% water, and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes,
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Kristina Gjerde: Making...
So stay tuned for further information. What I find so exciting is that the Census of Marine Life has looked at more than the tagging of pacific predators; it's also looked in the really unexplored mid-water column, where creatures like this flying sea cucumber have been found.
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Elevating simple...
them up until they start smoking and you put the food in with them until the smoke permeates and it gives it this like more savory delicious flavor that's why bacon tastes so good so I I had smoked cucumbers fish potatoes a bunch of different things but now my
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Can Science Create a...
experiments that it seemed to work salt that goes into the ground can be a problem if it builds up too high because plants can't grow calcium chloride we knew could help the texture of the cucumbers and from an environmental point of view it would be less
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What you can do with an...
that move in unison to pull plant life into their stomachs, consuming over 18 kilograms of seaweed a day. Other pharyngeal jaws are adapted to suit incredibly specific circumstances. Consider this species of pearlfish that lives inside sea cucumbers
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Forget Everything You...
fake fruit with nuts on top but there's another type of berry you guessed it the cucumber because it has plenty of seeds inside and that's the base line of botany and the evolutionary order of the plants in this series we'll delve deeper
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
inner sea cucumber that's it I'm not sure how that's going to help me but I'm going to try and challenge all night in this you might in a sea cucumber do you hear that you would have heard that that
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When Food Can Kill You:...
we're continuing on his life who here is allergic to peanuts seafood all treatments shellfish Kiwis cucumbers
Video examples
This sea creature...
But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape. A sea cucumber is essentially a brainless, fleshy form surrounding a digestive tract, bookended by a mouth and an anus. Adhesive tube feet run the length of their bodies and allow them to scoot along the seafloor.
Video examples
Why monkeys (and humans)...
but in a perfect world, one without racism and sexism and the frictions associated with finding a new job, it's your sense of fairness that would let you know when it was time to move on. And if you couldn't? Well, that smoldering frustration might make you throw your cucumbers too.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
cucumbers, and even broccoli are over 90% water, and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes,
Video examples
Kristina Gjerde: Making...
So stay tuned for further information. What I find so exciting is that the Census of Marine Life has looked at more than the tagging of pacific predators; it's also looked in the really unexplored mid-water column, where creatures like this flying sea cucumber have been found.
Video examples
Elevating simple...
them up until they start smoking and you put the food in with them until the smoke permeates and it gives it this like more savory delicious flavor that's why bacon tastes so good so I I had smoked cucumbers fish potatoes a bunch of different things but now my
Video examples
Can Science Create a...
experiments that it seemed to work salt that goes into the ground can be a problem if it builds up too high because plants can't grow calcium chloride we knew could help the texture of the cucumbers and from an environmental point of view it would be less
Video examples
What you can do with an...
that move in unison to pull plant life into their stomachs, consuming over 18 kilograms of seaweed a day. Other pharyngeal jaws are adapted to suit incredibly specific circumstances. Consider this species of pearlfish that lives inside sea cucumbers
Video examples
Forget Everything You...
fake fruit with nuts on top but there's another type of berry you guessed it the cucumber because it has plenty of seeds inside and that's the base line of botany and the evolutionary order of the plants in this series we'll delve deeper
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
inner sea cucumber that's it I'm not sure how that's going to help me but I'm going to try and challenge all night in this you might in a sea cucumber do you hear that you would have heard that that
Video examples
When Food Can Kill You:...
we're continuing on his life who here is allergic to peanuts seafood all treatments shellfish Kiwis cucumbers
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Ghostface Killah
American Musician
I love cheese, and I love onions, pickles, and crunchy things. That's as far as I go with having things crunchy on my burger. I wouldn't go as far as having carrots on my burger. I'll just keep it simple with pickles and cucumbers and some raw onions.
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Julius Peppers
American Athlete
My stepdad was a farmer, so growing up, during summer breaks, I woke up every morning and went to work. Harvesting tobacco, picking cucumbers, gathering watermelons from the patch, pulling up sweet potatoes... stuff like that.
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Asne Seierstad
Norwegian Journalist
As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.
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Irina Shayk
Russian Model
After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat.
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Horace Gray
American Judge
Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans and peas.
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Lara Dutta
Indian Actress
I have fruit juices, cucumber juice and coconut water to cool myself in the hot weather.
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Adam Rippon
American Athlete
I can see my competitors sweating, and I am cool as a cucumber.
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Mark Lawrenson
English Footballer
Cucumber reminds me of my mother making me eat sprouts.
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Yuliya Snigir
Russian Actress
In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
I'm cool as a cucumber, baby.
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Ghostface Killah
American Musician
I love cheese, and I love onions, pickles, and crunchy things. That's as far as I go with having things crunchy on my burger. I wouldn't go as far as having carrots on my burger. I'll just keep it simple with pickles and cucumbers and some raw onions.
Quote examples
Julius Peppers
American Athlete
My stepdad was a farmer, so growing up, during summer breaks, I woke up every morning and went to work. Harvesting tobacco, picking cucumbers, gathering watermelons from the patch, pulling up sweet potatoes... stuff like that.
Quote examples
Asne Seierstad
Norwegian Journalist
As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.
Quote examples
Irina Shayk
Russian Model
After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat.
Quote examples
Horace Gray
American Judge
Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans and peas.
Quote examples
Lara Dutta
Indian Actress
I have fruit juices, cucumber juice and coconut water to cool myself in the hot weather.
Quote examples
Adam Rippon
American Athlete
I can see my competitors sweating, and I am cool as a cucumber.
Quote examples
Mark Lawrenson
English Footballer
Cucumber reminds me of my mother making me eat sprouts.
Quote examples
Yuliya Snigir
Russian Actress
In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
Quote examples
Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
I'm cool as a cucumber, baby.
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