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winter melon — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑Persian melon, ↑honeydew melon, ↑winter melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo inodorus • Hypernyms: ↑sweet… … Useful english dictionary
sweet melon vine — noun any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell • Syn: ↑sweet melon, ↑muskmelon, ↑Cucumis melo • Hypernyms: ↑melon, ↑melon vine • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Winter melon — Kundol redirects here. For the Lake, see Kundol Lake. Winter Melon Nearly mature winter melon Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
winter melon — noun Date: circa 1900 1. any of several muskmelons (as a casaba or honeydew melon) that are fruits of a cultivated vine (Cucumis melo indorus) 2. a large white fleshed melon that is the fruit of an Asian vine (Benincasa hispida) and is used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
winter melon — noun a) A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia. b) A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh. Syn: ash gourd … Wiktionary
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. The plant grows… … Wikipedia
sweet melon — noun 1. any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell • Syn: ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo • Hypernyms: ↑melon, ↑melon vine • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
honeydew melon — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑winter melon, ↑Persian melon, ↑winter melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo inodorus • Hypernyms: ↑sweet… … Useful english dictionary
Persian melon — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑winter melon, ↑honeydew melon, ↑winter melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo inodorus • Hypernyms: ↑sweet… … Useful english dictionary
melon — /mel euhn/, n. 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon. 2. medium crimson or deep pink. 3. the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and… … Universalium
