watermelon

Chinesename:西瓜

Watermelon (scientific name: Citrullus lanatus, English: Watermelon) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and is native to Africa. Watermelon is a dicotyledonous flowering plant, shaped like a vine, with feathery leaves. The fruit it produces is a fake fruit, and belongs to a category that botanists call fake berries. The skin of the fruit is smooth, green or yellow with patterns, and the flesh is red or yellow (rarely white).