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melon vine

DEFINITIONS OF: melon vine

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n any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers

Synonyms:
melon
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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
Type of:
gourd, gourd vine
any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
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