GENUS CITRULLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Citrullus mean? 

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

1. a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CITRULLUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrullus; genus Citrullus

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))