Cucumis sativus or what we usually call cucumber; the vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae gourd family that creeps; it has been cultivated for thousands of years in India where it originates. While in India however, I couldn't remember seeing a cucumber plant but then of course, I wasn't there to look at plants. During the COVID-19 pandemic when movement was restricted, the next door neighbour gave us a great many cucumber which he had planted but I didn't see the plant growing in their garden either. Then, for a week or more, we had a cucumber dish everyday!
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