cucumber vine vs cucumber

cucumber vine and cucumber both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cucumber vine	Yes	No	No	No
cucumber	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cucumber vine and cucumber are synonyms defined as:

cucumber vine and cucumber: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

Other synonyms of cucumber vine include Cucumis sativus.

cucumber vine (noun)	cucumber (noun)
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit	cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit