melon vine

/ˌmɛlən vaɪn/

Other forms: melon vines

Definitions of melon vine

1. noun

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

   types:

   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