A mucous membrane or mucosa (plural, mucosae or mucosas; Latin tunica mucosa) is a lining of mostly endodermal origin.f the lining is torn or broken, mucus is incapable of performing its roles of preventing infection and retaining tissue moisture levels. In the female, the glans clitoridis and the clitoral hood have mucous membranes.
The cucumber you refer to as regular is the most common field-grown variety. Known as a slicing cucumber, it ranges in size from 6 to 9 inches, and its dark-green skin is usually waxed to prevent moisture loss. The English cucumber, which may be called seedless, European, burpless, or hothouse (which is where it is commercially grown), grows to between 1 and 2 feet in length. Slimmer and smooth-skinned, it is wrapped in plastic and can cost as much as $2 per cucumber.
1. Gherkins are a smaller kind of cucumber that have been pickled, while pickles are cucumbers that have been pickled in brine or vinegar.2. Gherkins are pickles, whereas pickles are not gherkins, they may just be pickling cucumbers.herkins are usually picked when they have grown to a length of 3 inches. They will then be pickled in cans containing vinegar or brine. In North America, a pickle, or pickled cucumber, is one that has been left to ferment in brine or vinegar for a given length of time.