cucumber vs cuke

cucumber

noun
  • A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus. 

  • The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh. 

  • A person who is calm and self-possessed. 

cuke

noun
  • A cucumber. 

  • A cucoloris. 

How often have the words cucumber and cuke occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )