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{{Taxobox
{{speciesbox
| name = Cucumber
|name = Cucumber
| image = ARS_cucumber.jpg
|image = ARS_cucumber.jpg
|image_caption = Cucumbers growing on vines
| image_caption = Cucumbers grow on vines
|image_alt = Photograph of cucumber vine with fruits, flowers and leaves visible
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|image2 = Cucumber BNC.jpg
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|image2_caption = Photograph of a single cucumber fruit
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
|genus = Cucumis
|species = sativus
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| genus = ''[[Cucumis]]''
| species = '''''C. 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]]).
To a botanist, cucumbers are biologically [[fruits]] even if they are commonly considered [[vegetables]]: that is their value as a food. They can be cooked, eaten raw, or [[Pickled cucumber|pickled]].
{{wikispecies|Cucumis sativus}}
{{wikispecies|Cucumis sativus}}