Watermelons were originally known as gourd apples:
mēlopepon in Greek. It is doubtful, though, that they looked much like these large, richly-colored, water-engorged hybrids, which were grown in Israel. Why would a desert culture grow something so water-demanding? Because, historically, they could be put in storage and used later to slake all thirst. [2010]
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