550. Cucumis sativus.—Cucumber seed.

Botanical name: 

550. CUCUMIS SATIVUS Linné.—CUCUMBER SEED. Flat and thin, lance-oblong, from 8 to 12 mm. (⅓ to ½ in.) long, acutely edged, ungrooved, dull white in color. Resembles above in properties.


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.