cucumber seeds

Inside the vegetable

Cucumber seeds are the small, flat, oval seeds found inside cucumbers, embedded in the watery flesh at the fruit's center.

They're edible and usually consumed along with the cucumber, though some recipes call for scooping them out.

Cucumber seeds can also be saved and planted to grow new cucumber plants.

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packet · heirloom · harvest · pickles · melon · squash · gourd · soil · sow · starter · pod · scoop · save · dry · organic · hybrid · trellis · vegetable garden

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Opposites
botanical function

cucumber seedsrind

Tough outer covering

peel · flesh · skin · pulp

reproductive vs protective/nutritive function

cucumber seedspericarp

Mature ovary wall

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G