Main Entry:

wa·ter·mel·on

Pronunciation:

\-ˌme-lən\

Function:

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