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MUSKMELON
muskmelon, sweet melon
(noun) the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
muskmelon (plural muskmelons)
A type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.
Synonyms
• (cantaloupe): apple melon, chate melon, dudaim melon, vine peach, mango melon, orange melon, lemon melon, lemon cucumber, cantaloupe
Source: Wiktionary
Musk"mel`on, n. Etym: [Musk + melon.] (Bot.)
Definition: The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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