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cŭcŭmis, ĕris (is, sometimes in the Nat. Hist. of Pliny; e. g. acc. cucumim, Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 3; 20, 1, 2, § 3; abl. cucumi, id. 20, 9, 40, § 103 al.; together with cucumeris, id. 19, 5, 23, § 68; 19, 12, 61, § 186: cucumeres, id. 19, 5, 24, § 69 (cucumis, Sillig): cucumerum, id. 19, 5, 23, § 68 al.), m.

  1. I. A cucumber, Col. 11, 3, 48; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 7; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 25; Verg. G. 4, 122 al.
  2. II. A sea-plant, similar in color and odor to the cucumber, Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 3.