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{{Taxobox
| name = Cucumber
| image = ARS_cucumber.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Cucumbers grow on vines
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Cucumis]]''
| species = '''''C. sativus'''''
| binomial = ''Cucumis sativus''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
The '''cucumber''' (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely grown plant in the family [[Cucurbitaceae]]. This family also includes [[squash (fruit)|squash]]. A cucumber looks similar to a [[zucchini]] ([[British English]]: courgette). Cucumbers are [[fruit]]s, and are often called [[vegetable]]s. They can be cooked, eaten raw, or [[Pickled cucumber|pickled]].
{{wikispecies|Cucumis sativus}}
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[[Category:fruits]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]