'Watermelon' definitions:
Definition of 'watermelon'
From: WordNet
noun
An African melon [syn: watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris]
noun
Large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
Definition of 'Watermelon'
From: GCIDE
- Watermelon \Wa"ter*mel`on\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]