"cucumiform" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cucumiform.wav Forms: more cucumiform [comparative], most cucumiform [superlative]
enPR: kyo͞okyo͞oʹmĭfôrm [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested in a glossary in 1826, in a fragment in 1838, and in a grammatical sentence in 1892; formed by the suffixation of cucumi-, the short i-stem of the Latin cucumis (“cucumber”), with the English -form; compare the earlier New Latin cucumeriformis (1703), cucumiformis (1791) and French cucumeriforme (1777), cucumiforme (1804). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cucumis||cucumber}} Latin cucumis (“cucumber”), {{cog|en|-form}} English -form, {{cog|NL.|cucumeriformis}} New Latin cucumeriformis, {{cog|fr|cucumeriforme}} French cucumeriforme Head templates: {{en-adj}} cucumiform (comparative more cucumiform, superlative most cucumiform)
  1. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved. Categories (topical): Shapes Synonyms: cucumeriform [rare] [mycology, biology, natural-sciences] Related terms: cucumber Translations (shaped like a cucumber): kurkkumainen (Finnish), kurkun muotoinen (Finnish), cucumiforme (French), gurkenförmig (German), cucumiformis (Latin), имеющий форму огурца (formu) (Russian)

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