Indian cucumber


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(Bot.) a plant of the genus Medeola (Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.

See also: Indian

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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