Hypertext Webster Gateway: "watermelon"
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) 1.7 (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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