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Zucchini () or courgette (, British English) is a summer squash which can reach nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less. A fully grown courgette is referred to as a marrow. Along with certain other squashes and pumpkins, it belongs to the species ''Cucurbita pepo''. Zucchini can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Summer Squash )〕 In a culinary context, zucchini is treated as a vegetable; it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, zucchini are fruit, a type of botanical berry, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. Zucchini, like all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas. However, the varieties of squash typically called "zucchini" were developed in Italy, many generations after their introduction from the Americas. ==Name== In North America, Australia and Germany, the plant is commonly called a ''zucchini'' (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), from Italian: ''zucchina''〔Accademia della Crusca, (Alcune varianti di nomi di frutti )〕 (:dzukˈkiːna), plural: ''zucchine''. In Scandinavia, however, the name ''squash'' is more commonly used than ''zucchini''. The name ''courgette'' ((:kuʁ.ʒɛt)) is a French loan word and is commonly used in countries including Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands and South Africa. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand, a fully grown courgette is referred to as a ''marrow''. In South Africa, the fruit is typically harvested as a baby vegetable, approximately finger size, and is referred to as “baby marrows”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baby Marrow )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Panfried chicken with baby marrow and porcini )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zucchini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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