- watermelon
- wa|ter|mel|on [ `wɔtər,melən ] noun count or uncounta large round fruit that has a hard green skin outside and is red with small black seeds inside
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watermelon — 1610s, from WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) + MELON (Cf. melon). So called for being full of thin juice. Cf. Fr. melon d eau … Etymology dictionary
watermelon — ► NOUN ▪ a large melon like fruit with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice … English terms dictionary
watermelon — [wôt′ərmel΄ən] n. [ WATER + MELON: from its abundant watery juice] 1. a large, round or oblong, edible fruit with a hard, green rind and sweet, juicy, pink or red pulp containing many seeds 2. the widely cultivated, tropical African trailing vine … English World dictionary
Watermelon — For other uses, see Watermelon (disambiguation). Watermelon … Wikipedia
watermelon — /waw teuhr mel euhn, wot euhr /, n. 1. the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp. 2. the vine itself. [1605 15; WATER + … Universalium
watermelon — American an indication of pregnancy In phrases such as have a watermelon on the vine or swallow a watermelon seed. Watermelons, in vulgar male talk, may be female breasts … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
watermelon — UK [ˈwɔːtə(r)ˌmelən] / US [ˈwɔtərˌmelən] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms watermelon : singular watermelon plural watermelons a large round fruit that has a hard green skin outside and is red with small black seeds inside … English dictionary
watermelon — noun 1. an African melon • Syn: ↑watermelon vine, ↑Citrullus vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑melon, ↑melon vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Citrullus, ↑genus Citrullus … Useful english dictionary
watermelon — noun a) A plant of the genus Citrullus, a variety of melon. b) The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is bright red when ripe and contains black pips … Wiktionary
watermelon — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)melən[/t]] watermelons N VAR A watermelon is a large round fruit with green skin, pink flesh, and black seeds … English dictionary
