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The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. [1] Considered an annual plant, [2] there are three main types of cucumber—slicing, pickling, and seedless —within which several cultivars have been created.
Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril -bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), true melons (Cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew), the horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), and the West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria). 30 species occur in Africa, and 25 occur in India, Southeast Asia ...
Brown Russian. Burpless 26. Burpless Tasty Green. Bush Crop. Camaro (European) Carmen. China Jade. Cobra. Cool Breeze (India)
The European cucumber (also known as English cucumber[1][2]) is a variety of "seedless" cucumber that is longer and slimmer than other varieties. It does not have a layer of wax on it, and the skin is tender when ripe. [3][4] These cucumbers may come wrapped in plastic for longer shelf life and better freshness.
A pickled cucumber – commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and a gherkin (/ ˈɡɜːrkɪn / GUR-kin) in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand – is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment.
Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus); various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – Caigua.
Category:Cucumber - Wikipedia. Category:Cucumber. Articles relating to the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables .
Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long. Fruits (4–5 cm × 3–4 cm) grow on long stalks, and are ovoid to oblong. The fruits are covered with long hairs over a surface of spines or wart-like bumps. The inner flesh is pallid to green. [3]