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Watermelon vs Gord - What's the difference?

watermelon | gord |

As a noun watermelon

is a plant of the species , bearing a melon-like fruit.

As a proper noun gord is

a diminutive of the male given name gordon.

watermelon

English

(wikipedia watermelon) (commons)

Noun

  • A plant of the species , bearing a melon-like fruit.
  • The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
  • (pejorative, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red on the inside).
  • A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh.

    • Derived terms

    * watermelon radish

    Anagrams

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    gord

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gourd

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
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