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noun • any of various small cucumbers pickled whole • small prickly cucumber | ||||||||
| 30% | 9 | Vegetable that is sometimes called the Exploding cucumber | ||||||
noun • exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber | ||||||||
| 30% | 5 | Vegetable that resembles a cucumber | ||||||
noun • the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer • any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge | ||||||||
Vegetable Of The Cucumber Family Crossword Clue
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GHERKIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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GHERKIN
Updated: October 15, 2023
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1 | Comparable to a cucumber
New York Times -
26 Sep 1999 | New York Times / 26 Sep 1999 |
2 | Dialect for a pickled cucumber or gherkin; a mild insult meaning “fool”; or, a bespectacled figure wearing a red-and-white stripy jumper, hidden in a series of picture puzzles
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3 | Indian side dish of yogurt, chopped cucumber and spices
The Guardian Quick -
10 Sep 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 10 Sep 2022 |
4 | Spa treatment that might include two cucumber slices
New York Times -
24 Oct 2011 | New York Times / 24 Oct 2011 |
5 | Vegetable that is sometimes called the Exploding cucumber | |
6 | Vegetable that resembles a cucumber | |
7 | What a cucumber produces to raise the spirits (and inspirit one!)
The Guardian Cryptic -
08 May 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 08 May 2003 |
