The Armenian cucumber, Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, is a type of long, slender fruit which tastes like a cucumber and looks somewhat like a cucumber inside. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_cucumber)
Flowering is one of the most decisive physiological processes of plants that ensures genetic continuity, variability and ultimately food security. The whole process includes four distinctive stages: i) transition to flowering, ii) development of flowers, iii) development of fruits, and iv) setting of seeds. (Chakraborty A, Chaudhury R, Dutta S, Basak M, Dey S, Schäffner AR, Das M. Role of metabolites in flower development and discovery of compounds controlling flowering time. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2022 Nov 1;190:109-118. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 8. PMID: 36113306.)
Tree to 60 m tall, 2–2.5 m dbh, exceptionally larger. Crown narrowly pyramidal, neat and symmetrical in young trees, later conical, often ‘stag-headed’ with age. Abies alba is the only European fir with an extensive natural range. It has been a valuable timber tree across its vast range for many hundreds of years, and extensive natural forests continue to be managed for timber production. (Christian, T. (2021), 'Abies alba' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/abies/abies-alba/). Accessed 2024-08-05.)
