Watermelon vs. Muskmelon

Watermelonnoun

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

Watermelonnoun

The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.

Watermelonnoun

An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red (Communist) on the inside).

Watermelonnoun

A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).

Watermelonnoun

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.

Watermelonnoun

an African melon

Watermelonnoun

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

Watermelon

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it was originally domesticated in Africa.

Muskmelonnoun

A cantaloupe, a type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo (cantaloupe group), with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.

Muskmelonnoun

The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Cucumis Melo) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.

Muskmelonnoun

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

Muskmelonnoun

the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers