fact of the day

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Although it's considered one of America's favorite fruits, watermelon is really a vegetable.

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fruit ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frt)
n. pl. fruit or fruits

The ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant, together with accessory parts, containing the seeds and occurring in a wide variety of forms.

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This is the same reason a tomatoe is technicly a fruit. Vegitables are the non seed bearing parts of a plant. ie. carrots, broccli, coliflower.

This fact is wrong.

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veg·e·ta·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vjt-bl, vj-t-)
n.

A plant cultivated for an edible part, such as the root of the beet, the leaf of spinach, or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

[urso8up]

This is the same reason a tomatoe is technicly a fruit. Vegitables are the non seed bearing parts of a plant. ie. carrots, broccli, coliflower.

This fact is wrong.

You say tomatoe I say Tomato

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Interesting thoughts though I don't come up with the facts i just share them but now i am going to have to look into this one and see what's up

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You will read also technically stuff like green beans and nuts are also friuts, but have some vegetable charastics once processed for us to eat, or something like that. There seems to be alot of conflicting info when trying to place everything in a group.

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here is what i found

Watermelon's official name is Citrullus lanatus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae and it is a vegetable! It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.





Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries worldwide.


In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.


In Israel and Egypt, the sweet taste of watermelon is often paired with the salty taste of feta cheese.


Watermelon is 92% water.


Watermelon's official name is Citrullus lanatus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae and it is a vegetable! It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.


By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.


Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.


The first cookbook published in the United States in 1796 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles.


Food Historian John Martin Taylor says that early Greek settlers brought the method of pickling watermelon with them to Charleston, South Carolina.


A watermelon was once thrown at Roman Governor Demosthenes during a political debate. Placing the watermelon upon his head, he thanked the thrower for providing him with a helmet to wear as he fought Philip of Macedonia.


In 1990, Bill Carson, of Arrington, Tennessee, grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books according to the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.


In 2001 over 4 billion pounds of watermelon were produced in the United States.


Watermelon is an ideal health food because it doesn't contain any fat or cholesterol, is an excellent source of vitamins A, B6 and C, and contains fiber and potassium.


Contrary to popular belief eating watermelon seeds does not cause a watermelon to grow in your stomach. Actually, in some cultures it is popular to bake the seeds and then eat them.


Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide.


Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.


The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.


The word "watermelon" first appeared in the English dictionary in 1615.

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http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants...us_lanatus.htm

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The Cucurbitaceae or cucurbit family (also commonly referred to as the cucumber, gourd, melon, or pumpkin family) is a medium-sized plant family, primarily found in the warmer regions of the world. It is a major family for economically important species, particularly those with edible fruits. Some of these represent some of the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds. Some have medicinal and other uses. The family is distinct morphologically and biochemically from other families and is therefore considered monophyletic. General opinion is that it is closest allied phylogenetically with the Begoniaceae in the order Violales. A number of genera are not clearly defined and are in need of modern monographic treatments.

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I don't know who was interpreting the info on what you found, but the words they refrence both reference to fruits.