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watermelon definition

water·melon (-mel′ən)

noun

  1. a large, round or oblong, edible fruit with a hard, green rind and sweet, juicy, pink or red pulp containing many seeds
  2. the widely cultivated, tropical African trailing vine (Citrullus lanatus) of the gourd family, on which it grows

Etymology: water + melon: from its abundant watery juice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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