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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gherkin

/(gẽr"kĭn)/ · Gher·kin · IPA /ˈɡɝkɪn/
01 n. A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles.
  1. 1.
    A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    See Sea gherkin.(Zool.) See: Sea gherkin