Cucumber
| Cucumber | |
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| Cucumbers growing on vines | |
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| Photograph of a single cucumber fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucumis |
| Species: | C. sativus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cucumis sativus | |
The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely grown plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. This family also includes squash. A cucumber looks similar to a zucchini (British English: courgette).
To a botanist, cucumbers are biologically fruits even if they are commonly thought of as vegetables: that is their value as a food. They can be cooked, eaten raw, or pickled. Some people hollow out the cucumber and fill it with other food, like tomatoes or feta cheese. [1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cucumber Boats Recipe". www.food.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
Wikispecies has information on: Cucumis sativus.
