Definition of Genus Citrullus

1. Noun. A dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Citrullus

genus Cicuta
genus Cimex
genus Cimicifuga
genus Cinchona
genus Cinclus
genus Cinnamomum
genus Circaea
genus Circaetus
genus Circus
genus Cirsium
genus Cistothorus
genus Cistus
genus Citellus
genus Citharichthys
genus Citroncirus
genus Citrullus (current term)
genus Citrus
genus Cladonia
genus Cladorhyncus
genus Cladrastis
genus Clangula
genus Clathrus
genus Claviceps
genus Claytonia
genus Cleistes
genus Clematis
genus Cleome
genus Clethra
genus Clethrionomys
genus Clianthus

Literary usage of Genus Citrullus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Introduction to Agriculture: Practical Studies in Crop Production by Clarence Moores Weed, William E. Riley (1916)
"I Cantaloupe Musk melons 1 XT Pumpkins Gourds I Netted or nutmeg Squashes j .... „ _ f Summer or Bush genus Citrullus \ Watermelon I Citron melon I Winter ..."

2. Subtropical Vegetable-gardening by Peter Henry Rolfs (1916)
"These are the muskmelon and cucumber, belonging to the genus Cucumis; the watermelon, of the genus Citrullus; the squash and pumpkin, of the genus Cucurbita ..."

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