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watermelon [ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an African melon, Citrullus vulgaris, widely cultivated for its large edible fruit 2. (Cookery) the fruit of this plant, which has a hard green rind and sweet watery reddish flesh ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| When the lesson was over, we used to go up to the watermelon patch behind the garden. The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. And so we talked and smoked and stuffed watermelons much as two hours, and then it was pretty late, and when we got back the house was quiet and dark, and everybody gone to bed. |
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