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Fruits allow a flowering plant to reproduce. A fruit is formed from the ovary that exists within the flower and houses the seeds that will eventually grow into new plants.Vegetable is reserved for other parts of a plant, such as the leaves, stems, or roots.

Cucumbers grow from flowers and contain dozens of seeds that may be used to cultivate future generations of cucumber plants. This basic function is what makes them fruits, not vegetables.

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There are botanical and culinary definitions for fruits and vegetables, some things like tomatoes and cucumbers are both a botanical fruit and a culinary vegetable.