watermelon

Noun

Meaning

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.

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On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomach ache. Eric Carle

In Watermelon Sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. Richard Brautigan

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda. John Steinbeck

It's hard to know the quality of a person, or a watermelon. Japanese Proverb

Pick up a sesame seed only to lose a watermelon. Chinese Proverb

Saving mustard seeds in hand, while a watermelon escapes. Kashmir Proverb

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