Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cucumis \Cu"cu*mis\ (k?k?--m?s), n. [L., cucumber.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same
   kinds of gourds.

Source : WordNet®

Cucumis
     n : cucumbers; muskmelons [syn: {genus Cucumis}]