"cucumbery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cucumbery [comparative], most cucumbery [superlative]
Etymology: From cucumber + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cucumber|y}} cucumber + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} cucumbery (comparative more cucumbery, superlative most cucumbery)
  1. resembling cucumber
    Sense id: en-cucumbery-en-adj-gdsOfypj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1999, Ivan Doig, Mountain Time",
          "text": "She cut the frilly shamrock leaves of the burnet off the stems, minced the tiny pile with a butcher knife, then stirred their green flecks mightily into the bowl of dip, the better to have the catered-to ask, \"Ooh, what gives it that cucumbery taste?\"",
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