melon
n.
fruit of any gourd-like plants with soft sweet flesh and a hard smooth rind
Melon
Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the
plant or the
fruit, which is a
false berry. Many different
cultivars have been produced, particularly of
muskmelons.Culinary Vegetables:Genus Momordica
Bitter melon Genus Benincasa
Winter melon Common Culinary Fruit:Genus Citrullus
Watermelon, Little Yellow, Crimson, Icebox, Sugar Baby, Yellow, Ecstasy, Sangria, Genus CucumisC. metuliferus
Horned melon C. meloCantalupensis group. Skin that is rough and warty, not netted.
European CantaloupInodorus group. Canary melon, Casaba,
Hami melon,
Honeydew, Navajo Yellow,
Piel de Sapo, Santa Claus,
Sugar melonReticulatus Group. Netted skin. Ambrosia melon,
Bailan melon,
North American "cantaloupe",
Galia, Ogen , Persian, Sharlyn MelonsModern hybrids. Crenshaw (Casaba X Persian), Crane (Japanese X N.A. cantaloupe)
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Melón
melon
Noun
1. any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
(hypernym) edible fruit
(hyponym) melon ball
(part-holonym) melon vine
2. any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
(synonym) melon vine
(hypernym) gourd, gourd vine
(hyponym) watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris
melon (m)
n.
melon, fruit of any gourd-like plants with soft sweet flesh and a hard smooth rind; bowler hat
melón (m)
n.
melon, fruit of any gourd-like plants with soft sweet flesh and a hard smooth rind; chump, dummy