CUCUMIS, or CUCUMBER, in botany, a genus of the monoecia syngenesia class. The calix of the male has
five teeth; the corolla is divided into five segments; and the filaments are three: The calix and corolla of the female are the same with those of the male; the pistillum is trifid; and the seeds of the apple are short and slender. There are 11 species, none of them natives of Britain.