Zucchini (pronounced /zuːˈkiːni/
in North American and
Australian English) or
courgette in New
Zealand, South African,
and British English or
French) is a small
summer squash. Along
with some other
squashes, it belongs to
the species Cucurbita
pepo. The zucchini can
be yellow, green or
light green, and
generally has a similar
shape to a ridged
cucumber, though a few
cultivars are available
that produce round or
bottle-shaped fruit.
In a culinary context,
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
female zucchini flower.
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