Watermelon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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