The avocado industry calls seedless avocados “cukes.”
Seedless avocados are unusual fruit that develop from unpollinated blossoms whose seeds fail to form. They are sometimes called stoneless or cocktail avocados, and the entire small fruit may be edible, including its skin, depending on the variety and preparation. Their lack of a pit makes them distinctive, but their small size limits their commercial value.
Seedless fruit can appear naturally on avocado trees with some regularity. Because they are typically only about 5 to 8 centimetres long, growers and packers often discard them rather than market them alongside standard avocados. The industry nickname “cukes” is therefore a trade term for a minor, unusual product rather than a widely sold supermarket category.
A common mix-up is confusing “cukes” with a named avocado cultivar or with miniature cucumbers. The nickname refers specifically to seedless avocados. Commercially available stoneless avocados are also marketed as cocktail avocados, but that descriptive label is not the industry nickname asked for here.