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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]]).
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]].
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 cucumber|pickled]]. Some people hollow out the cucumber and fill it with other food, like [[Tomato|tomatoes]] or [[feta cheese]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Cucumber Boats Recipe -
Food.com|url=https://www.food.com/recipe/cucumber-boats-307532|access-date=2022-03-18|website=www.food.com}}</ref>
== Cucumber Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Cucumis sativus 0002.JPG|''Cucumis sativus'' flower
File:Trans-2,cis-6-Nonadienal.png|structure of E,Z-2,6-nonadienal
File:Lobster, Crab, and a Cucumber - 1891P32.jpg|''Lobster, Crab, and a Cucumber'' by [[William Henry Hunt (painter)|William Henry Hunt]] (watercolour, 1826 or 1827)
File:Organic Gardener Holding a Fresh Salad Cucumber.jpg|Organic Gardener Holding a Fresh Salad Cucumber
File:An Indian yellow cucumber.jpg|Photoed using Samsung Wave 525.
File:Kurkkuja.jpg|A Scandinavian cucumber in slices
File:Cucumber grated.jpg|Cucumber Cucumis sativus: Will square this one at some point. Grated cucumber for the sauce.
File:Komkommer (Cucumis sativus 'Gele Tros').jpg|Komkommer (''Cucumis sativus'' 'Gele Tros')
File:Hmong cucumber.jpg|A varietal grown by the [[Hmong people]] with textured skin and large seeds
File:Lemon cucumber J1.JPG|Lemon cucumber, in an educational farm in Belgium.
</gallery>
== References ==
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{{wikispecies|Cucumis sativus}}
{{wikispecies|Cucumis sativus}}
[[Category:Fruits]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
[[Category:Vegetables]]
{{Food-stub}}