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Latest comment: 7 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
What should be covered in this template? Currently, it seems to cover all edible cucurbits except for Squashes (Cucurbita) and Cucumbers. There are various definitions, but I don't see that the coverage of the article really conforms to any common definition.
Melon could mean:
A) Any edible cucurbit
B) Any edible cucurbit with a common name including the word melon
C) Any sweet edible cucurbit (i.e., cucurbits used as culinary fruit)
D) Watermelons and musk-melons specifically (Citrullus lanatus and Cucumis melo)
This article seems to be using definition B. Definitions C & D are more in line with how most dictionaries define melon ([1], [2], [3]). Bitter melons and Winter melons are also called bitter/winter gourds, probably precisely because they don't correspond to the common definition of melon as a sweet fruit. I'd like to remove the the non-sweet "melons" from this list.Plantdrew (talk) 22:25, 13 December 2012 (UTC)Reply
