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CITRULLUS VULGARIS

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Meaning:

An African melon

Synonyms:

Citrullus vulgaris; watermelon; watermelon vine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Citrullus vulgaris" is a kind of...):

melon; melon vine (any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers)

Meronyms (parts of "Citrullus vulgaris"):

watermelon (large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp)

Holonyms ("Citrullus vulgaris" is a member of...):

Citrullus; genus Citrullus (a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons)

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