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Citrullus

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n.1.a genus of vines including the watermelons (Citrullus lanata).
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Noun1.Citrullus - a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelonsCitrullus - a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
genus Citrullus
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family - a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
Citrullus vulgaris, watermelon, watermelon vine - an African melon
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And watermelons are full of the stuff: it was first isolated from watermelon in the 1930s and takes its name from the Latin for watermelon, citrullus lanatus.
Is watermelon the new Viagra? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Capitata 96 [+ ou -] 0,45 a Citrullus lanatus 80 [+ ou -] 1,00 a Eruca sativa 100 [+ ou -] 0,00 a Lactuca sativa cv.
Alelopatia de Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. sobre a germinacao e ... by Soares Gusman, Grasielle; Couto Bittencourt, Alexandre Horácio; Vestena, Silvane / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
Citrullus colocynthis Schrad is a traditionally acclaimed hair tonic in Indian system of medicine.
Effect of Citrullus coclocynthis Schrad. on hair growth activity of ... by Roy, R.K.; Thakur, Mayank; Dixit, V.K. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
 
 
 
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