CITRULLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrullus mean? 

• CITRULLUS (noun)
  The noun CITRULLUS has 1 sense:

1. a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

  Familiarity information: CITRULLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CITRULLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrullus; genus Citrullus

Hypernyms ("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 "Citrullus"):

Citrullus vulgaris; watermelon; watermelon vine (an African melon)

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

Cucurbitaceae; family Cucurbitaceae; gourd family (a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin))

 Context examples 

When many people think of watermelons, they think of cultivated watermelons with the sweet, juicy red fruit enjoyed around the world — Citrullus lanatus.

(Harvesting genes to improve watermelons, National Science Foundation)