noun
cucumber
CEFR B1
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
In a sentence
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Salt the sliced cucumber for ten minutes, then squeeze out the water so the salad never turns soupy.
Cooking
Athletes training in heat often chew cold cucumber between sets because it replaces water without sitting heavy.
Fitness
Greenhouse growers train each cucumber up a string, harvesting three times a week through the whole summer.
Environment
Roman gardeners grew cucumber for the emperor in wheeled beds that followed the sun around the courtyard.
History
A cucumber is about ninety-five percent water, which is why a slice feels cool against the skin.
Science
Dutch growers wrap each cucumber in thin plastic, since the film adds two weeks of shelf life for a fraction of a cent.
Business
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