gherkin

English Thesaurus

1. small prickly cucumber (noun.food)

hypernym	:	cucumber, cuke,
definition	:	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons (noun.food)

2. any of various small cucumbers pickled whole (noun.food)

hypernym	:	pickle,
definition	:	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)