Cucumber

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. 

Cucumbers grow on a climbing plant. They need warm weather, sunlight, and water. People grow them in gardens, farms, and greenhouses.

Wild cucumbers have weak spines that likely evolved as a defense against herbivory, many people have purebred cucumbers to be less spiny.

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Category:Fruits
Category:Cucurbitaceae
Category:Vegetables