The Wordsmith Dictionary

CUCULLATE; CUCULLATED Cu "cul *late (k "kl-lt or k-kl "lt ), Cu "cul *la `ted (-l `td or -l-td ), a.Etym: [LL. cullatus, fr. L. cucullus a cap, hood. See Cowl a hood. ]

1. Hooded; cowled; covered, as with a hood. Sir T. Browne.

2. (Bot. )

Defn: Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of hood, receiving the head, as in certain insects. (b ) Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds, mammals,and reptiles.

CUCULLUS

Cu *cul "lus, n.; pl. Cuculli (#). [L., a hood. ]

1. (Bot. )

Defn: A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's hood, as certain concave and arched sepals or petals.

2. (Zoöl.) A color marking or structure on the head somewhat resembling a hood.

CUCULOID

Cu "cu *loid (kk-loid ), a. Etym: [L.cuculus a cuckoo + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidæ ).

CUCUMBER

CUCUMBER Cu "cum *ber (k `km-br, formerly kou "km-br ), n.Etym: [OE. cucumer,cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below. Bitter cucumber (Bot. ), the Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis. SeeColocynth. -- Cucumber beetle. (Zoöl.) (a ) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris ), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines. (b ) The squash beetle. -- Cucumber tree. (a ) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia (M. acuminata ), so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b ) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi ) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. -- Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited gherkin (Cucumis Anguria ). -- Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus ) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. -- Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium ) whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made. See Elaterium. -- Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus ) with prickly fruit.

CUCUMIFORM

Cu *cu "mi *form (k-k "m-frm ), a. Etym: [L. cucumis cucumber + -form. ]

Defn: Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or curved.

CUCUMIS

Cu "cu *mis (kk--ms ), n. Etym: [L., cucumber. ] (Bot. )

Defn: A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same kinds of gourds.

CUCURBIT; CUCURBITE

Cu *cur "bit Cu *cur "bite (k-kr "bt ), n. Etym: [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A vessel of flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.

CUCURBITACEOUS

Cu *cur `bi *ta "ceous (-b-t "shs ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cucurbitac.] (Bot. )

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.

CUCURBITIVE

CUCURBITIVE Cu *cur "bi *tive (k-kr "b-tv ), a.

Defn: Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.

New American Oxford Dictionary

cucumber

cu cum ber |ˈkyo͞oˌkəmbər ˈkjuˌkəmbər | ▶noun 1 a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled. 2 the climbing plant of the gourd family that yields this fruit, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild. [Cucumis sativus, family Cucurbitaceae. ] PHRASES ( as ) cool as a cucumber untroubled by heat, stress, or exertion. • calm and relaxed. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cocombre, coucombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumer-.

cucumber mosaic

cu cum ber mo sa ic ▶noun a viral disease affecting plants of the gourd family, spread by beetles and aphids and causing mottling and stunting.

cucurbit

cu cur bit |kyo͞oˈkərbət kjuˈkərbət | ▶noun a plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae ), which includes melon, pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. DERIVATIVES cu cur bi ta ceous |kyo͞oˌkərbəˈtāSHəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cucurbite, from Latin cucurbita .

Cúcuta

Cú cu ta |ˈko͞oko͞oˌtä ˌkukuˈtɑ | an industrial and commercial city in northern Colombia, near the Venezuelan border, in the Andes; pop. 603,800 (est. 2009 ).

Oxford Dictionary

cucumber

cu ¦cum |ber |ˈkjuːkʌmbə | ▶noun 1 a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled. 2 the climbing plant of the gourd family which yields cucumbers, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild. ●Cucumis sativus, family Cucurbitaceae. PHRASES ( as ) cool as a cucumber untroubled by heat or exertion. • calm and relaxed. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cocombre, coucombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumer-.

cucumber mosaic

cu ¦cum |ber mo ¦saic ▶noun [ mass noun ] a virus disease affecting plants of the gourd family, spread by beetles and aphids and causing mottling and stunting.

cucurbit

cucurbit |kjʊˈkəːbɪt | ▶noun chiefly US a plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae ), which includes melon, pumpkin, squash, and cucumber. DERIVATIVES cucurbitaceous |-ˈteɪʃəs |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cucurbite, from Latin cucurbita .

Cúcuta

Cú cu ta |ˈko͞oko͞oˌtä ˌkukuˈtɑ | an industrial and commercial city in northern Colombia, near the Venezuelan border, in the Andes; pop. 603,800 (est. 2009 ).

Duden Dictionary

Cucurbita

Cu cur bi ta Substantiv, feminin , die |Cuc u rbita |die Cucurbita; Genitiv: der Cucurbita, Plural: die Cucurbitae |[…tɛ ] |lateinisch Zierkürbis mit verschiedenfarbigen Früchten

French Dictionary

cucul

cucul ou cucu adj. adjectif invariable familier Ridicule, démodé. : Une histoire cucul. Cucul la praline. Prononciation Le l ne se prononce pas, [kyky ]; l ’adjectif rime avec cocu

cucurbitacée

cucurbitacée n. f. nom féminin Famille de plantes à tige couchée ou rampante, à larges feuilles palmées. : Le concombre, la courge, le melon, la citrouille appartiennent à la famille des cucurbitacées.

Spanish Dictionary

cucú

cucú nombre masculino 1 Reloj, generalmente de pie o de pared, que contiene una figura que sale por una abertura y señala con un sonido similar al canto del cuclillo las horas y las medias horas o los cuartos .2 ¡cucú! Onomatopeya de la voz del cuclillo o cuco. atural de agua ).El plural es cucús .

cucubano

cucubano nombre masculino PRico Nombre genérico con que se designa a distintas especies de insectos coleópteros, de cuerpo alargado de hasta 5 cm de longitud que tienen dos manchitas redondeadas de color amarillento (una a cada lado del primer segmento del tórax ) por las cuales despide de noche una intensa luz azulada .SINÓNIMO luciérnaga, cucuyo .

cucufato, -ta

cucufato, -ta adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Perú [persona ] Que actúa de modo hipócrita :dale esa plata, cucufato, y no reniegues tanto ―se ríe el Tigre Collazos .

cucuiza

cucuiza nombre femenino Amér Cuerda delgada y algo burda que se elabora con fibra de pita y se usa para atar o para fabricar tejidos artesanales o industriales .SINÓNIMO cabuya .

cuculí

cuculí nombre femenino Perú Paloma torcaz del tamaño de la doméstica pero de forma más esbelta; es de color ceniza y tiene una faja azul muy intenso alrededor de cada ojo; su canto da origen a su nombre .

cucúrbita

cucúrbita nombre femenino Parte inferior de la caldera del alambique .

cucurbitáceo, -cea

cucurbitáceo, -cea adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 bot [planta ] Que pertenece a la familia de las cucurbitáceas .2 cucurbitáceas nombre femenino plural bot Familia de plantas dicotiledóneas rastreras o trepadoras de tallo sarmentoso, generalmente con pelo áspero, zarcillos arrollados en espiral, hojas alternas, flores unisexuales de cinco sépalos, cinco pétalos y cinco estambres, generalmente de color amarillento, y fruto de cáscara dura, pulpa carnosa y semillas sin albumen :el melón, la sandía y el zapallo pertenecen a las cucurbitáceas .SINÓNIMO cucurbitales .

cucurbitales

cucurbitales nombre femenino plural bot Cucurbitáceas .

cucurucho

cucurucho nombre masculino 1 Hoja de papel o cartón enrollada en forma cónica que sirve para contener cosas que se venden a granel, como castañas, frutos secos, maíz, palomitas, etc. :una mujer que estaba a su derecha me tendió un cucurucho de papel lleno de frutas y me despidió con una sonrisa fugaz y forzada .SINÓNIMO papeleta .2 Barquillo cónico sobre el que se pone una o más bolas de helado .3 Conjunto formado por un cucurucho o barquillo cónico y las bolas de helado que se ponen en él .También helado de cucurucho .4 Gorro acabado en punta y con forma cónica, generalmente de papel o cartón, a veces recubierto de tela, que se sujeta a la cabeza por presión o con una cinta o goma elástica por debajo de la barbilla :ya casi tiene el disfraz de bruja listo, solo le falta pegar unas estrellas plateadas en el cucurucho que va a llevar .5 Car Elevación natural de un terreno, especialmente una colina de forma cónica .7 Car Parte más alta de algo .

cucuyo

cucuyo nombre masculino PRico Cucubano .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cucumber

cu cum ber /kjúːkʌmbə r /名詞 C U キュウリ .(as ) c ò ol as a c ú cumber 〈人が〉落ち着き払って .