Cucumber

Fruit of cucurbitaceae plant Yuegua, an annual climbing or creeping herb. The stem is angular, covered with numerous prickly hairs, the leaves are alternate, the leaf blade is ovoid or reniform, the width is slightly equal to the length. Fruit fleshy, oblong-cylindrical, outer skin smooth, with longitudinal lines, greenish white or light green. Flesh white or light green, juicy, crisp. Born in the temperate zone, many cultivated throughout our country, for the general public vegetables and fruits, can be eaten raw