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Webster 1913 Edition

Watermelon

Wa′ter-melˊon

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (
Citrullus vulgaris
) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of
Melon
.

Definition 2024

watermelon

watermelon

See also: water melon

English

watermelons

Noun

watermelon ‎(countable and uncountable, plural watermelons)

  1. A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
  2. The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
  3. (pejorative, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red on the inside).
  4. A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh.
    watermelon colour:    

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Etymology

From the 1610s, a compound of water +‎ melon

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɔtəɹˌmɛlən/

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