watermelon
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views updated Jun 08 2018wa·ter·mel·on / ˈwôtərˌmelən; ˈwä-/ •
n. 1. the large melonlike fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice. 2. the widely cultivated African plant (Citrullus lanatus) that yields this fruit.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
watermelon
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views updated May 21 2018watermelon Trailing, annual
vine native to tropical Africa and
Asia and cultivated in warm areas worldwide. Its edible fruit has a greenish rind, red flesh and many seeds. Family Cucurbitaceae; species Citrullus lanatus. See also
gourd World Encyclopedia
watermelon
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views updated Jun 11 2018watermelon Fruit of
Citrullus vulgaris, see
melon.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
