Watermelon
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For the political designation, see Eco-socialism. | Watermelon |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
| | Division: | Magnoliophyta
| | Class: | Magnoliopsida
| | Order: | Cucurbitales
| | Family: | Cucurbitaceae
| | Genus: | Citrullus
| | Species: | C. lanatus
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Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai |
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai, family Cucurbitaceae) refers to both fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa and one of the most common types of melon. This flowering plant produces a special type of fruit known by botanists as a pepo, which has a thick rind (exocarp) and fleshy center (mesocarp and endocarp); pepos are derived from an inferior ovary and are characteristic of the Cucurbitaceae. The watermelon fruit, loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), has a smooth exterior rind (green and yellow) and a juicy, sweet, usually red, but sometimes orange, yellow, or pink interior flesh.
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