WATERMELON

watermelon

(noun) large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris

(noun) an African melon

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

watermelon (countable and uncountable, plural watermelons)

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.

(pejorative, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red (Communist) on the inside).

A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).

Anagrams

• water lemon

Source: Wiktionary

Wa"ter*mel`on, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of Melon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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