watermelonn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌmɛlən/,

/ˈwɑdərˌmɛlən/

Forms: see water n. and melon n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., melon n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + melon n.¹ The fruit is so called on account of its abundant watery juice.

The large edible fruit of a trailing gourd plant, Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (family Cucurbitaceae), having a green rind and sweet, very juicy flesh that is typically red or pink in colour. Also: the plant itself, which is native to southern Africa and widely grown in warmer parts of the world.

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1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cicómero, a cucumber or water Melon.

1615 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 47 A present of 10 water millons.

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 66 There grows in these Countries another kind of Melons..call'd Water-Melons, because they are full of a sugar'd water, intermingled with their meat.

1716 J. Perry State of Russia 94 Great Quantities of that delicious Fruit a Water Melon. There are two Sorts:..the pulp of one is of a yellowish White, like the Colour of a Pine-Apple; and the other of a beautiful Rose Colour.

1748 J. Eliot Ess. Field-husbandry in New-Eng. 13 Water Melon Seed..produces Melons which grow to a great Size.

1832 S. A. O'Ferrall Ramble through U.S.A. 298 Here I—slipped out at the side door into the water-melon patch.

1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 270 Two Water-melons used for buoying lines.

1949 M. F. Babb & J. E. Kraus Home Veg. Gardening (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 2000) 94 Watermelons require the same general climatic conditions for growth as cantaloups.

1987 N.Y. Mag. 2 Mar. 95/1 She's bringing the true taste of the South: her own pickled watermelon rind and Jerusalem artichokes.

2008 BBC Good Food Sept. 146/4 If you have a juicer, simply pass the watermelon through it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watermelon
释义	watermelonn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌmɛlən/, /ˈwɑdərˌmɛlən/ Forms: see water n. and melon n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., melon n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + melon n.¹ The fruit is so called on account of its abundant watery juice. The large edible fruit of a trailing gourd plant, Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (family Cucurbitaceae), having a green rind and sweet, very juicy flesh that is typically red or pink in colour. Also: the plant itself, which is native to southern Africa and widely grown in warmer parts of the world. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant producing edible gourds > water-melon plant citrula1398 pasteque1585 watermelon1598 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > melon > water-melon watermelon1598 sandia1648 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cicómero, a cucumber or water Melon. 1615 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 47 A present of 10 water millons. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 66 There grows in these Countries another kind of Melons..call'd Water-Melons, because they are full of a sugar'd water, intermingled with their meat. 1716 J. Perry State of Russia 94 Great Quantities of that delicious Fruit a Water Melon. There are two Sorts:..the pulp of one is of a yellowish White, like the Colour of a Pine-Apple; and the other of a beautiful Rose Colour. 1748 J. Eliot Ess. Field-husbandry in New-Eng. 13 Water Melon Seed..produces Melons which grow to a great Size. 1832 S. A. O'Ferrall Ramble through U.S.A. 298 Here I—slipped out at the side door into the water-melon patch. 1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 270 Two Water-melons used for buoying lines. 1949 M. F. Babb & J. E. Kraus Home Veg. Gardening (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 2000) 94 Watermelons require the same general climatic conditions for growth as cantaloups. 1987 N.Y. Mag. 2 Mar. 95/1 She's bringing the true taste of the South: her own pickled watermelon rind and Jerusalem artichokes. 2008 BBC Good Food Sept. 146/4 If you have a juicer, simply pass the watermelon through it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1598
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