noun
cucumbers; muskmelons
• Syn: ↑genus Cucumis
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cucurbitaceae, ↑family Cucurbitaceae, ↑gourd family
• Member Meronyms:
↑sweet melon, ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo, ↑cucumber, ↑cucumber vine, ↑Cucumis sativus
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\\ˈkyük(y)əmə̇s\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of plants (family Cucurbitaceae) that are native to the warmer parts of the world, that include the cucumbers and muskmelons, and that have small sepals and a corolla with five petals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.