fruit vegetables [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fruits of edible plants consumed as vegetables.
seedless cucumber ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
European variety grown exclusively in greenhouses without fertilization.
gherkin ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Picked when not yet ripe, it is often pickled in vinegar and eaten as a condiment; it is also served raw in salads.
wax gourd ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Its firm flavorful flesh is often used in puréed soups or spicy dishes.
cucumber ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Related to squash and melons, it bears seeds and is usually eaten raw.
eggplant ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Yellowish and spongy-fleshed vegetable that is sometimes sweated with salt to alleviate its bitter taste.