Shaped like or resembling a cucumber; elongated and cylindrical with a slightly tapered or bumpy surface.
From Latin cucumis (cucumber) combined with -form (shaped like). This technical botanical and zoological term describes the characteristic cucumber shape.
Sea creatures and plants use the cucumiform shape because it's aerodynamic in water and provides maximum surface area for absorbing nutrients—form literally follows function in nature.
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