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WATERMELON

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• WATERMELON (noun)
The noun WATERMELON has 2 senses:

1. an African melon
2. large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

Familiarity information: WATERMELON used as a noun is rare.

• WATERMELON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An African melon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrullus vulgaris; watermelon; watermelon vine

Hypernyms ("watermelon" is a kind of...):

melon; melon vine (any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers)

Meronyms (parts of "watermelon"):

watermelon (large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp)

Holonyms ("watermelon" is a member of...):

Citrullus; genus Citrullus (a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("watermelon" is a kind of...):

melon (any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh)

Holonyms ("watermelon" is a part of...):

Citrullus vulgaris; watermelon; watermelon vine (an African melon)

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