Meaning of cucumiform | Babel Free

Definitions

Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.

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Examples

“Cucumiform (Cucumiformis). Cucumber-shaped. Whose longitudinal section is oblong, and transverse circular.”

“She was there, tumbling the marvelous cucumiform weights down upon a chest which looked as though it would cave in under such manna.”

“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!’”

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