watermelon
A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
Other meanings
The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
A kind of
- melon
Related words
- watermelonade
- watermelon beetle
- watermelon tourmaline
- watermelon radish
- watermelonrita
- watermelontini
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “watermelon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.