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The term "melon" can apply to both the plant and its fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". The word melon derives from Latin melopepo, [1] [2] which is the latinization of the Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), meaning "melon", [3] itself a compound of μῆλον (mēlon), "apple", treefruit (of any kind ...
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.
Cucumis myriocarpus, the gooseberry cucumber, [1] gooseberry gourd, [2] paddy melon, mallee pear or prickly paddy melon, is a prostrate or climbing annual herb native to tropical and southern Africa. [3] It has small, round, yellow-green or green-striped fruit with soft spines, small yellow flowers and deeply lobed, light green leaves.
The family Cucurbitaceae ranks among the highest of plant families for number and percentage of species used as human food. [5] The name Cucurbitaceae comes to international scientific vocabulary from Neo-Latin , from Cucurbita , the type genus , + -aceae , [ 6 ] a standardized suffix for plant family names in modern taxonomy.
Horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus)Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), true melons (Cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew), the horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), and the West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria).
Cucumis melo, also known as melon, [2] [3] is a species of Cucumis that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. The fruit is a pepo.The flesh is either sweet or bland, with or without an aroma, and the rind can be smooth (such as honeydew), ribbed (such as European cantaloupe), wrinkled (such as Cassaba melon), or netted (such as American cantaloupe).
Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon; Citrullus lanatus Matsum. & Nakai – desert watermelon Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris var. cordophanus Fursa; Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus; Citrullus mucosospermus Fursa – egusi melon
The name "winter melon" that is sometimes given to this plant is based on the Chinese name dōngguā (冬瓜); however, the character 瓜 (guā) can also mean "gourd" or "squash". [11] It is likely that the name "melon" is given because this gourd is sometimes candied or made into a sweet tea.