Watermelon
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About
The watermelon is a heavy garden fruit that ranks among the largest and most water-dense crops grown today.
Botanically classified as a giant berry called a pepo, it is vastly larger than soft berries like blueberries or grapes. Market sizes range from compact cultivars weighing under 6 pounds (2.7 kg) to competition melons that can surpass 250 pounds (113 kg). Because its flesh is roughly ninety percent water, even an average fruit feels deceptively heavy when lifted.
From Wikipedia
The watermelon is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit, a large berry with a firm rind and no internal divisions, botanically termed a pepo.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Watermelon” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a watermelon?
- A standard watermelon measures about 14 inches (0.35 m) long, 10 inches (0.25 m) tall, and weighs around 20 pounds (9 kg). This gives it a bulk slightly larger and heavier than a standard bowling ball.
- How much space does a watermelon take up?
- About 3.01 gal (11.4 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
19.8 lb (9 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 3.01 gal (11.4 L)
- Length
- 13.8 in (35 cm)
- Height
- 9.84 in (25 cm)
Quick answer
A standard watermelon measures about 14 inches (0.35 m) long, 10 inches (0.25 m) tall, and weighs around 20 pounds (9 kg). This gives it a bulk slightly larger and heavier than a standard bowling ball.
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