This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A fruit of a species of the genus cucumis, to which the cucumber also belongs, also the common musk-melon or cantaloupe. The watermelon plant is a running vine that bears a very large, round fruit, with dark-green spotted rind, and pink or white flesh, sweet in taste, and very juicy or watery. This makes it much prized in warm countries.
 
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