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.
They are called 'Xi Kua' by the Chinese; translated to 'west -melon' because they were introduced from the extreme west of China. Now they are grown almost everywhere in China. Besides eating melons as a special eating party, you can use the rind of watermelons for a stir fried dish.
large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
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The fruit of a water plant (genus Trapa) native to Southeast Asia; has a brownish-black skin, ivory to tan flesh, crisp texture and slightly sweet, nutty flavor; used in various Asian cuisines.
A sweet, fleshy, watery fruit grown in many parts of the world. It is eaten either as a fruit or made into a sherbet with rose water flavouring.
Originally from Africa, this melon has a sweet, moist red flesh. Asians roast the seeds, and pickled watermelon rind is popular in some parts of the world. If slapping the watermelon returns a resounding hollow thump, it is ripe.
is one of two broad categories of melons.There are hundreds of watermelon varieties, but America's most popular is the large, oval shaped variety with two-tone green or gray-green rind. The flesh is sweet and red with an abundance of shiny, bla
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, Family Cucurbitaceae) is a fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa and one of the most common type of melon . This flowering plant bears an accessory fruit of a type that botanists call a false berry. The watermelon fruit, loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), has a smooth exterior rind (green and yellow) and a juicy, sweet, usually red or yellow interior flesh but sometimes orange.