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Citrullus
Citrullus
Translingual
Proper noun
Citrullus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – a few species of desert vines, including the watermelon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Benincaseae - tribe; Benincasinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) - type species; Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apple), Citrullus ecirrhosus, Citrullus rehmii - other species