<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A creeping plant, <em>Cucumis sativus</em>, of the gourd family, occurring in many cultivated forms.</li><li>The edible, fleshy fruit of this plant, of a cylindrical shape with rounded ends and having a green, warty skin.</li><li>Any of various allied or similar plants.</li><li>The fruit of any such plant.</li></ul>