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watermelon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Watermelon \Wa"ter*mel`on\, n. (Bot.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: watermelon n 1: an African melon [syn: {watermelon vine}, {Citrullus vulgaris}] 2: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
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