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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
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What is scientific name of “Cucumber"?
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Pyrus malus
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Ananus sativus
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Cucumis sativas
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Lactuca sativa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -cucumber, (Cucumis sativus), creeping plant of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cucumber, Cucumis sativus, is one of the most widely consumed fruit vegetables the world over. The history of its dispersal to the Occident from its centre of origin, the Indian subcontinent, has been incorrectly understood for some time, due to the confusion of cucumbers with vegetable melons.
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