Meanings
plural cucumber trees
- Any of several species of trees with cucumber-like fruit.
- Averrhoa bilimbi, native to South-east Asia.
Synonyms: bilimbi, tree sorrel
- Dendrosicyos socotrana, native to Socotra.
- Kigelia africana, native to tropical Africa.
Synonyms: sausage tree
- Magnolia acuminata, native to the northeastern United States and southern Ontario.
Synonyms: cucumber magnolia, blue magnolia, cucumbertree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAverrhoa bilimbi, native to South-east Asia.
nounKigelia africana, native to tropical Africa.
nounMagnolia acuminata, native to the northeastern United States and southern Ontario.
More synonyms by meaning
nounAmerican deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish bilimbi, poppelimagnolia
- bilimbiAverrhoa bilimbi
- poppelimagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
French arbre à concombres, magnolia acuminé
- arbre à concombresMagnolia acuminata
- magnolia acuminéMagnolia acuminata
Cite this entry
cucumber tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20tree
“cucumber tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cucumber tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20tree.
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