watermelon

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watermelon

A large, ripe watermelon sits on a wooden table, with one thick wedge sliced and placed beside it.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large, edible fruit: A watermelon is a type of melon characterized by its large, oblong or round shape, a hard green rind, and sweet, juicy, red (or sometimes yellowish) flesh containing many seeds. 2. The plant producing this fruit: The term can also refer to the sprawling vine plant (Citrullus lanatus) that produces this fruit.

Examples
  • Noun (Fruit):
    • We bought a huge watermelon for the picnic.
    • She cut the watermelon into slices.
    • The watermelon was perfectly ripe and sweet.
  • Noun (Plant):
    • The watermelon vines are spreading across the garden.
    • We are growing watermelons in the south field this year.
Advanced Usage
  • "Seedless watermelon": A cultivated variety of watermelon that produces very few or no mature, hard black seeds.
    • Many people prefer seedless watermelons for convenience.
  • "Watermelon rind": The hard, outer green skin of the fruit, which is sometimes pickled or used in preserves.
    • Some recipes use pickled watermelon rind.
Variants and Related Words
  • Melon (n): The general category of fruits to which watermelon belongs, including cantaloupe and honeydew.
  • Citrullus lanatus (n): The scientific, botanical name for the watermelon plant.
Synonyms
  • None that are exact. It is a specific type of melon.
Related Phrases
  • "Watermelon smile": An informal phrase describing the wide, happy grin someone might have while eating a large slice of watermelon.
    • The kids had watermelon smiles after eating their slices.
Related Idioms
  • "To be like comparing apples and watermelons": A humorous variation of "comparing apples and oranges," used to emphasize that two things are so fundamentally different that a comparison is illogical or unfair, with "watermelon" implying a greater disparity in size or nature.
    • Comparing their two business models is like comparing apples and watermelons; they operate in completely different spheres.
watermelon

A large, ripe watermelon sits on a wooden table, with one thick wedge sliced and placed beside it.

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

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