| / English Dictionary |
GENUS CITRULLUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons
Synonyms:
Citrullus; genus Citrullus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Citrullus" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "genus Citrullus"):
Citrullus vulgaris; watermelon; watermelon vine (an African melon)
Holonyms ("genus Citrullus" is a member of...):
Cucurbitaceae; family Cucurbitaceae; gourd family (a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin))
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
