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Question: Cucumbers--veggies or fruit?
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Cassie, FL, United States of America

HI!!

OK so I have a cool question...

Are cucumbers vegtables or fruits???

thanks!

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Barbara Schaal, MO, USA

Answered by: Barbara Schaal

A cucumber is a fruit. A fruit is technically defined as a structure that contains seeds. "Vegetable" is not a scientific term.

--Barbara Schaal, plant biologist

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Cassie, HI

WOW!!!!! THIS IS SOOOO COOL!

weslee, NJ, United States of America

a cucumber is a fruit.u right

Mayra, FL, United States of America

I thought it was a veggie

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Mckenzie, WI, Canada

They are vegitables!!!!

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brittany, Georgia

that is a really good question it's a vetable

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heather, Georgia


wel; thats odd the answer is veggie

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lily, NY, United States of America


i am pretty sure they r a veggie

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Kaitlyn, KS, United States of America


vegietables

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Ivy, GA, United States of America


a cucumber is a fruit which is quite strange because it is said that it is a vegetable

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kayla, PA, United States of America

they are vegtables.

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allison, TX, United States of America


Veggie Dddddddduuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh:d:d:d

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Caterina, TX, United States of America

fruit to you allison

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