Known for its astringent and soothing properties it is an ingredient often found in facial creams, lotions, and cleansers It can also be used as an anti-inflammatory agent (slices placed over puffy eyes can reduce swelling) Go to the Fruits & Vegetables Dictionary and look up Cucumber
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
Cucumber juice is extracted from the fruit and used as a beautifying agent for the skin It is recommended for keeping skin soft and is also used as an astringent Cucumber refreshes the skin with its cooling properties; excellent to soothe skin after overexposure to sun and wind The pleasing scent is crisp, fresh and mild
A long, green, cylinder-shaped member of the gourd family with edible seeds surrounded by mild, crisp flesh Used for making pickles and usually eaten raw Cucumbers have been cultivated for thousands of years
emphasis If you say that someone is as cool as a cucumber, you are emphasizing that they are very calm and relaxed, especially when you would not expect them to be. You can hardly be held responsible for Darrow waltzing in, cool as a cucumber, and demanding thousands of pounds. Creeping plant (Cucumis sativus), of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), or its oblong fruit, for which it is widely cultivated. It probably originated in northern India. The plant is a tender annual with a rough, succulent, trailing stem and hairy leaves with pointed lobes; the stem bears branched tendrils by which the plant can suspend itself. The food value of the fruit is low, but its delicate flavour makes it a popular vegetable for salads and relishes
In an AGI training session, a facilitator behaving as Dr Spock logical and cool as a cucumber