That doesn't stop us from wondering how certain foods are technically classified. Is cucumber a fruit? And for that matter, ...

Squirting cucumber: It aims, it shoots Essentially, as the fruit ripens, fluid is pushed into the stem connecting it to the plant, which results in a stiffening and straightening of the stem.

Hill, a cucumber-grower of Gardiner. The new fruit, or vegetable, resulted from an experiment tried several weeks ago by Mr. Hill. An orange tree was in full bloom in the cucumber hothouse at the ...

A squirting cucumber in action is a remarkable sight, but if you blink, you might miss it — the eruption lasts about 0.03 second (30 milliseconds). When ripe, the hairy green fruit measures ...

As a result, fruit production is poor when the vines begin to flower. The cucumber vines should start producing a good crop within a few weeks as the number of female flowers increases.

According to science, fruit is defined as a part of the plant that develops from the flower and also contains the seeds of the plant. It has been proven that cucumber also develops from the flower ...