cucumiform

comparative more cucumiform · superlative most cucumiform · alternative cucumeriform

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

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   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