The reason cucumbers are considered a fruit is because it has an enclosed seed and develops from a flower, cucumbers are scientifically classified as fruits. Much like tomatoes and squash, however, their sour-bitter flavor contributes to cucumbers being perceived, prepared and eaten as vegetables, which is the accepted culinary term. In short terms: anything that is a the "fruit" of a plant is a fruit, and anything that is a part of a plant (for example a carrot is the root of th carrot plant) is a vegetable.
Fruit are edible objects growing on a plant, and they have seeds inside of them. They are defined by their evolutionary function, which is to be eaten so that the seeds can be spread around a larger area than the plant could otherwise reach (and possible be mixed with fertilizer, too).
a cucumber is a fruit because it has seeds vegetables dont have seeds and that why bell peppers are fruits instead of vegetables.
Because they have seeds in.
yes, cucumbers are considered fruit :)
A pickle is just a pickled cucumber. And, Scientifically, a cucumber is a fruit. So, a pickel is a pickled fruit.A pickle, or pickled cucumber, is both a fruit and a vegetable.Botanically speaking, a cucumber is the fruit of the cucumber plant and a pickle is therefore a pickled fruit. But don't try to add it to a fruit salad because, as a food, cucumbers and pickles are considered to be vegetables.
A cucumber is classed as a fruit because it forms at the base of a flower, just like an apple, a pear, tomato or orange.
Because it is a cucumber, it is considered a fruit. A cucumber is, in turn, considered a fruit because it has seeds.
A cucumber is a fruit, but for culinary purposes it is a vegetable
A cucumber is a fruit, but for culinary purposes it is used as a vegetable
no, it grows on a plant
A cucumber is a fruit but for culinary purposes is treated as a vegetable
cucumber is a fruit because it has seed. all fruits have seeds
a cucumber is a FRUIT
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.
A tomato is a fruit. A cucumber is not coincidered a fruit because cucumbers don't grow from the seeds but the skin.Both are fruit