genus citrullus

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   a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

   SynonymsCitrullus

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofCucurbitaceae

Questions about genus citrullus

What does genus citrullus mean?

genus citrullus means "a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons".

What is another word for genus citrullus?

Close synonyms include Citrullus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus citrullus a common word?

genus citrullus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.