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  2. Cucurbita foetidissima - Wikipedia

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    Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [3] It has numerous common names, but is most commonly called the buffalo gourd in English. The type specimen was collected from Mexico by Alexander von Humboldt and Aimรฉ Bonpland sometime before 1817. [4]

  3. Watermelon - Wikipedia

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    Wild watermelon seeds were found in Uan Muhuggiag, a prehistoric site in Libya that dates to approximately 3500 BC. In 2022, a study was released that traced 6,000-year-old watermelon seeds found in the Libyan desert to the Egusi seeds of Nigeria, West Africa.

  4. Cucumis myriocarpus - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Honeydew (melon) - Wikipedia

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    The honeydew is 90% water, 9% carbohydrates, 0.1% fat, and 0.5% protein. Like most melons, it is an excellent source of vitamin C, with one cup containing 56% of the recommended daily value. The honeydew is also a good source of vitamin B thiamine, as well as other B vitamins and the mineral potassium.

  6. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus โ€“ watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis) and others; Cucumis โ€“ cucumber (C. sativus), various melons and vines; Momordica โ€“ bitter melon; Luffa โ€“ the common name is also luffa, sometimes spelled loofah (when fully ripened, two species of this fibrous fruit are the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge) Cyclanthera โ€“ Caigua

  7. Melon - Wikipedia

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    Melon. Canary melon and cantaloupe. A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo".

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