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watermelon

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wa·ter·mel·on  (wôtr-mln, wtr-)
n.
1. An African vine (Citrullus lanatus) cultivated for its large edible fruit.
2. The fruit of this plant, having a hard green rind and sweet watery pink or reddish flesh.

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
Noun1.watermelonwatermelon - an African melon                    
watermelon - large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
Citrullus, genus Citrullus - a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
melon vine, melon - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
2.watermelonwatermelon - large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
melon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
Translations
watermelon [ˈwɔːtəˌmelən] Nsandía f

watermelon [ˈwɔːtərmɛlən] npastèque f
water meter ncompteur m d'eau

watermelon [ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən] nanguria, cocomero
watermelon [ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən] nanguria, cocomero

watermelon بطيخة vodní meloun vandmelon Wassermelone καρπούζι sandía vesimeloni pastèque lubenica anguria スイカ 수박 watermeloen vannmelon arbuz melancia арбуз vattenmelon แตงโม karpuz dưa hấu 西瓜


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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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