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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

There are three different types of Cucumber. The fruit is roughly cylindrical, elongated, with tapered ends, and may be as large as 60 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Cucumbers grown to be eaten fresh (called slicers) and those intended for pickling (called picklers) are similar.They are eaten as a vegetable, either raw, cooked, or made into pickled cucumbers. the fresh cucumber is still a very good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium, The cucumber is believed to be native to India . It belongs to Cucurbitaceae family and genus Cucumis.

The first is the greenhouse, which isn't suitable for outdoor cultivation because of its slow growth. The fruit is long and it has a few black spines that will disappear as the fruits mature. It is usually used for slicing as a few black spines that will disappear as the fruits mature. It is usually used for slicing.

The second type is grown in gardens. Some kinds have black spines while others have white spines protruding from warts when the fruit is young.

The third type is also grown outside; they are the pickling varieties, which may also be used for salads.

Cucumis sativus L خاندان Cucurbitaceae کی نوع Cucumis سے ہے۔

Burpless cucumber English cucumber , Hothouse cucumber , Seedless cucumber

Japanese cucumer

Lemon cucumber

Persian cucumber

Pickling cucumbers

خیار دراز   Armenian cucumber Snake melon , Snake cucumber , Uri , Cucumis melo