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cucumiform en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• kyo͞okyo͞oʹmĭfôrm (Received-Pronunciation)
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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).

Meanings

1. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
   • Cucumiform (Cucumiformis). Cucumber-shaped. Whose longitudinal section is oblong, and transverse circular. 1826, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction to Entomology, volume IV, page 265:
   • She was there, tumbling the marvelous cucumiform weights down upon a chest which looked as though it would cave in under such manna. 1955, William Gaddis, The Recognitions, Harcourt, Brace, page 329:
   • Uncharacteristically for him, Lord Vetinari laughed out loud. He very nearly gloated at the downfall of his enemy and slammed his copy of the Ankh-Morpork Times, open at the crossword page, on to his desk. ‘Cucumiform, shaped like a cucumber or a variety of squash! l thumb my nose at you, madam!’ 2011, Terry Pratchett,, Snuff: Discworld Novel 39, page 17:

Forms

Relateds

cucumber

Translations (6)

fi kurkkumainen (shaped like a cucumber) · la cucumiformis (shaped like a cucumber) · fr cucumiforme (shaped like a cucumber) · fi kurkun muotoinen (shaped like a cucumber) · de gurkenförmig (shaped like a cucumber) · ru имеющий форму огурца (shaped like a cucumber)