Enquiry into the Lineage of Watermelons

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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