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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine -like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties .
The cognates in the table below share meanings in English and Spanish, but have different pronunciation. Some words entered Middle English and Early Modern Spanish indirectly and at different times. For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce ...
Citrullus consists of the following species and subspecies: [2] [3]. Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon
The English language common name 'cucamelon' arose in the 1980s; it is a portmanteau of 'cucumber' and 'melon'. [15] The Spanish language common name 'sandita' translates as 'little watermelon'; [14] its etymology is sandía 'watermelon' + ita, a suffix used to indicate something is small. [16] [17]
“A watermelon is basically sugar water and if kept at room temperature, the fruit will respire and use oxygen and the internal sugars to ‘breathe.’ So a warm fruit will lose sugar more ...
Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis), plus several other species. Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus); various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus ...
Watermelon and melon in India. Melons were thought to have originated in Africa. [6] However, recent studies suggest a Southwest Asian origin, especially Iran and India; [7] [8] from there, they gradually began to appear in Europe toward the end of the Western Roman Empire. Melons are known to have been grown by the ancient Egyptians.
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