Cucumis melo

Synonyms:

muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine

Types:

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:

melon, melon vine

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