What is the difference between a cucumber and a courgette?

Answer 1

A courgette is a small summer squash. From the plant-science point of view it is a fruit - it develops from a flower and contains the seeds for the next generation of the plant. From the mealtime point of view, though, it is a vegetable - it is not sweet, and we eat it with the main course, not as a dessert.
It is a fruit, but for culinary purposes it is a vegetable

zucchini!

Answer 2

Variety of marrow developed to be harvested when small; also known as Italian marrow, Italian squash, or zucchini.

Answer 3

A wise man knows it is a fruit, but a sensible man would not put it in a fruit salad.

Answer 4

Courgette is a type of meerkat, but a cucumber is, obviously, a vegetable. Thank you

Answer 5

A courgette is a young marrow. It is a fruit, but is used and cooked as a vegetable.

Answer 6

Courgette is another name for zucchini, or a small marrow.

Answer 7

yes