Armenian cucumber
English
Etymology
Unknown. Although the snake melon is cultivated since antiquity, the term mentioning Armenia originated in the US circa 1950s.
Noun
Armenian cucumber (plural Armenian cucumbers)
- Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, a long, slender variety of muskmelon which resembles a cucumber in taste and inner appearance.
Synonyms
- (Cucuminis melo var. flexosus): snake cucumber, snake melon, yard-long cucumber
Translations
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