Enquiry into the Lineage of Watermelons
ENQUIRY INTO THE LINEAGE OF WATERMELONS
watermelonisafloweringplantspecies
inthecucurbitaceaefamily,afamilyof
gourds.it’sscientificname,citrullus
lanatusisborrowedfromgreekandlatin
andtranslatestocitrusofwoolorwooly
citrus,characterizingtheplant’sseed.the
watermelonisascramblingvineplant
thatbirthsyellowflowersandalarge
fruit.thefruitiseffectivelyaber
rywitha
callosedrind.thefleshisadeepredto
lightpinkwithblackseedssplattered
acrosstheinside.therindisstripedand
isdescribedasamidtodarkgreen.sweet
andcomposedofninety-onepercent
water,theplantisarefreshingnibble
fromtheheatofsimmerorwhile
watchingtelevision.itcanbecutand
tossedintosaladsorjuiced.watermelon
hasamultitudeofusesandovera
thousanddifferentbreeds.highly
cultivated,thewatermelonisgrownin
tropicalortemperateregionsandis
reportedashavingaclimbinghabit.the
watermelonisbothmaleandfemaleand
isalsoneither.notably,however,the
femaleplantsbearthebruntofthefruit.
havinganexistencerecognizedasfar
backas30b.c.,thewatermelon
originatedinwestafrica.itspresent
globalization
canbeattributedto
europeancolonizerswhoenslaved
africansduringthetriangularslavetrade.
africanscarriedtheancestralknowledge
oftheberry.thefruitwasapopularcrop
amongstfreedblacksduringthe
antebellumandbecameasymbolof
freedom.
ENQUIRY INTO
THE
LINEAGE
OF WATERMELONS
watermelonis
afloweringplantspecies
inthecucurbitaceae
family
,
afamily
of
gourds.
it’sscientificname,citrullus
lanatusis
borrowed
fromgreekandlatin
andtranslatestocitrus
ofwoolor
wooly
citrus,characterizingtheplant’sseed.the
watermelonisa
scrambling
vineplant
that
births
yellowflowersand
a
large
fruit
.
thefruitisef
fectivelyaberry
with
a
callosed
rind.the
flesh
isa
deep
redto
lightpinkwith
black
seeds
splattered
across
theinside
.
therindisstripedand
isdescribedasamidtodarkgreen.
sweet
andcomposed
ofninety-onepercent
water,theplantisarefreshing
nibble
fromthe
heatofsimmer
orwhile
watchingtelevision.itcanbe
cut
and
tossed
intosalads
orjuiced.
watermelon
hasa
multitudeofuse
sandovera
thousanddifferentbreeds
.
highly
cultivated,thewatermelonis
grown
in
tropicalortemperateregions
andis
reported
ashaving
aclimbing
habit.the
watermelonisbothmaleandfemaleand
isalsoneither.notably,however,the
femaleplantsbearthe
brunt
ofthe
fruit.
havingan
existence
recognized
asfar
backas
30b.c.,
thewatermelon
originate
dinwestafrica
.
itspresent
globalizationcanbeattributedto
europeancolonizerswhoen
slave
d
africansduringthetriangularslavetrade.
africanscarriedthe
ancestral
knowledge
oftheberry
.
thefruitwas
a
popular
crop
amongst
freed
blacksduringthe
antebellumand
became
asymbolof
freedom.
ENQUIRY INTO
THE
LINEAGE
O
F WATERMELONS
watermelonisafloweringplant
species
inthecucurbitaceaefamily,afamily
of
gourds.it’sscientificname,citrullus
lanatusisborrowedfromgreekandlatin
andtranslatestocitrusof
wool
orwooly
citrus,characterizingtheplant’sseed.the
watermelonisascramblingvineplant
that
births
yellowflowersand
a
large
fruit.thefruitiseffect
ivelyaberrywitha
callosedrind.the
flesh
isadeepredto
lightpinkwithblackseeds
splattered
acrosstheinside.therindisstripedand
isdescribedasamidtodarkgreen.
sweet
andcomposedofninety-onepercent
water,theplantisarefreshingnibble
fromtheheatofsimmerorwhile
watchingtelevision.itcanbecutand
tossedintosaladsorjuiced.watermelon
hasamultitudeofus
esandovera
thousanddifferentbreeds.highly
cultivated,thewatermelonisgrownin
tropicalortemperateregionsandis
reportedashavingaclimbinghabit.the
watermelonisbothmaleandfemaleand
isalsoneither.notably,however,the
femaleplantsbearthebruntofthefruit.
havinganexistencerecognized
as
far
backas30b.c.,the
watermelon
originatedinwestafrica
.
itspresent
globalizationcanbeattributedto
europeancolonizerswhoenslaved
africansduringthetriangularslavetrade.
africanscarriedtheancestralknowledge
oftheberry.thefruitwasapopularcrop
amongstfreedblacksduringthe
antebellum and became a symb
Note: ENQUIRY is inspired by a entry by Alfred DeGrasse