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.
â¢ While a pickle can be made from a large variety of food items, in US, Canada, and Australia, it is a word used to refer to pickled cucumbers. â¢ Gherkin is a term that is used for pickled cucumber in UK and the rest of Europe. Both Gherkin and pickle are eaten with sandwiches, to make it tastier. â¢ Gherkin is smaller and crunchier than pickle. â¢ Gherkin is a type of pickle and there are many more varieties of pickles such as Cornichon.