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Definition of cucumber noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cucumber

noun

NAmE//ˈkyukʌmbər//

[countable, uncountable]

a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, that is usually eaten raw see sea cucumber

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(as) cool as a cucumber

very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult situation

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