melon

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melon ball

a bite of melon cut as a sphere

muskmelon, sweet melon

the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers

watermelon

large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

cantaloup, cantaloupe

the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

winter melon

the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well

net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon

the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh

Type of:

edible fruit

edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

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melon vine

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Citrullus vulgaris, watermelon, watermelon vine

an African melon

Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

Cucumis sativus, cucumber, cucumber vine

a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

Cucumis melo cantalupensis, cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine

a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

Cucumis melo inodorus, Persian melon, honeydew melon, winter melon, winter melon vine

any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell

Cucumis melo reticulatus, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon

a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh

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gourd, gourd vine

any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds