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A cucumber is a plant which bears fruit. When you eat a cucumber, you are technically eating a fruit. Legally, they are sold as vegetables due to how consumers view them. This is similar to a tomato.
Cucumbers are vegetables.
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Are cucumbers fruit or flower?
Cucumbers are fruits, although they are eaten as vegetables.
Is a cucumber a fruit or vegie?
Botanically speaking they are fruits. For culinary purposes they are vegetables Cucumbers are veggies.
Is chilli a fruit or a vegetable?
anything that has seeds are fruits. yes, including cucumbers. people commonly confuse chillis and cucumbers as vegetables.
Are cucumbers fruit or veggies?
cucumber is a fruit because it has seeds evan though if you was shopping you would find it in the vegitable section because it is classed as a veg.
What is the thing that pickles vegetables?
Pickles are cucumbers so they are fruit.A cucumber/pickle is a fruit because it has seeds.
Are cucumbers a fruit or vegetable?
cucumbers are a fruit...they contain seeds, just like tomatoes.
Is cucumbers a fruit or a vegtable?
A cucumber is a fruit but for culinary purposes it is used as a vegetable
Are cucumbs fruits?
Botanically they are classified as fruits, but from a culinary perspective they are called vegetables, because they are not sweet. They are similar to tomatoes, which are technically berries but are called vegetables because they are not sweet.
Are cherries a fruit?
Any plant that containes its own seeds is a fruit. This would include tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers (classified by science, based on the FDA tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers are classified as vegetables)
Are cucumbers nightshade vegetables?
yes
What is considered a real fruit?
By definition, a fruit is the ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible. Therefore edibles such as squash, cucumbers and tomatoes are truly fruits. In less formal usage, there are two definitions of fruit, a botanical definition and an agricultural definition. Botanically speaking a tomato is a fruit. Agriculturally speaking a tomato is a vegetable. An educated person knows that a tomato is a fruit. A wise person knows not to use it in a fruit salad.
Are cucumbers fruits of vegetables?
They are fruits, but for culinary purposes are treated as vegetables
