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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|url=https://www.food.com/recipe/cucumber-boats-307532|access-date=2022-03-18|website=www.food.com}}</ref>
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|url=https://www.food.com/recipe/cucumber-boats-307532|access-date=2022-03-18|website=www.food.com}}</ref>
Cucumbers grow on plants called vines. They need warm weather, sunlight, and water. People grow them in gardens, farms, and [[Greenhouse|greenhouses]].
Cucumber vines have small, curly stems called '''[[:en:Tendril|tendrils]]'''. Tendrils wrap around sticks, fences, or other plants. They help the vine climb and stay strong.
[[:en:Echinocystis|Wild cucumbers]] have weak [[Thorns, spines and prickles|spines]] that are used as a [[Defence against herbivory|defense]] but can easily be [[Movement|swept]] off of the cucumber's [[Surface area|surface]] but many [[Human|people]] have [[Pure-bred|purebred]] cucumbers to be less spiny
[[File:Ryerson Market cucumbers on sale.jpg|thumb|A pile of cucumbers for sale at a [[market]] ]]
[[File:Ryerson Market cucumbers on sale.jpg|thumb|A pile of cucumbers for sale at a [[market]] ]]
== Cucumber Media ==
== Cucumber Media ==
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File:Concombre Fournier.jpg|Concombre Fournier in "Les plantes potagères" Vilmorin 1925
File:Cucumis sativus 0002.JPG|''Cucumis sativus'' flower
File:Cucumis sativus 0002.JPG|''Cucumis sativus'' flower
File:Cucumber grated.jpg|Cucumber Cucumis sativus: Will square this one at some point. Grated cucumber for the sauce.
File:Cucumber grated.jpg|Cucumber Cucumis sativus: Will square this one at some point. Grated cucumber for the sauce.
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== References ==
== References ==