watermelon
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.
Noun
-
large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
-
an African melon
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ chứa "watermelon"
