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cucumiform

/kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/

cucumiform adjective: shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.

Adjective

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.
    • 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

Forms of cucumiform

comparativemore cucumiform
superlativemost cucumiform
alternative formcucumeriform

Origin of cucumiform

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).

Questions about cucumiform

What does cucumiform mean?
Cucumiform means shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
What part of speech is cucumiform?
Cucumiform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cucumiform?
Cucumiform is pronounced /kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/ (UK).

Words near cucumiform in the dictionary

  1. cucumbertinis
  2. cucumbertree
  3. cucumbertrees
  4. cucumbery
  5. cucumeriform
  6. cucumiform
  7. cucumisin
  8. cucumopine
  9. cucumoviral
  10. cucumovirus
  11. cucumoviruses

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