18 Watermelon Facts That Might Surprise You

Name Connotation
“Water” word in watermelon represents the plenty of water content in this fruit and “melon” word connotes sweet, pulpy flesh with multiple seeds. So the significance of name itself is accomplished by the fruit. Its scientific name is ‘Citrullus Lanatus. ‘Citrullus’ is a Greek word meaning citrus that is a predominant content of the fruit. It contains about 13% of Vitamin C. The other word ‘Lanatus’ is a Latin word meaning woolly that suggests the leaves and stems of the plant, which has got small hairs on their surface.