The zucchini or courgette is a summer squash which often grows to nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less. It is a hybrid of the cucumber. Along with certain other squashes, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.
In a culinary context, the zucchini is treated as a vegetable, which means it is ...
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The zucchini or courgette is a summer squash which often grows to nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less. It is a hybrid of the cucumber. Along with certain other squashes, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.
In a culinary context, the zucchini is treated as a vegetable, which means it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, however, the zucchini is an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower.
In North America and Australia the plant is commonly called a zucchini ( /zʊˈkiːni/; plural: zucchini or zucchinis; from Italian: zucchino [d͡zuˈkːiːno], plural: zucchini). This derives from the prevalent name in Italy, zucchino (small pumpkin). The name courgette is a French loan word and is commonly used in Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa. In South Africa...
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