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muskmelon

DEFINITIONS OF: muskmelon

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

Synonyms:
Cucumis melo, 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

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

Synonyms:
sweet melon
Types:
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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
honeydew, honeydew melon
the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
Persian melon
the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh
casaba, casaba melon
melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh
Type of:
melon
any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
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