WATERMELON


Meaning of WATERMELON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌme-lən ]

noun

Date: 1615

1. : a large oblong or roundish fruit with a hard green or white rind often striped or variegated, a sweet watery pink, yellowish, or red pulp, and usually many seeds

2. : a widely cultivated African vine ( Citrullus lanatus syn. C. vulgaris ) of the gourd family that bears watermelons

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.