the.com/horned melon
a spiky orange grenade that tastes like cucumber having an identity crisis
means A spiky orange African fruit with bright green, jelly-like flesh that tastes mildly of cucumber and lime, also known as the kiwano.
from The plant is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it has grown for thousands of years. The descriptive English name simply nods to its horn-like spikes — "horned" plus "melon," the latter from Greek 'melon,' meaning apple or fruit, by way of Latin and Old French. Its trendier name, "kiwano," is a modern trademark coined when New Zealand growers began marketing the fruit commercially, riffing on the kiwifruit's success.
- true name
- called kiwano, native to southern Africa
- inside job
- lime-green jelly packed with edible seeds
- survival kit
- keeps six months at room temperature unopened
- flavor jury
- tastes like cucumber, banana, and zucchini combined
- space cred
- only fruit eaten on Star Trek props once
kiwano — african fruit with horn-like spikes, commercially grown in california and kenya since the 1970s
jaragua horned melon — wild variety native to southern africa with distinctive tubercled spiky exterior