nutmeg melon

nutmeg melon
noun
1. a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
Hypernyms: ↑sweet melon, ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo
Part Meronyms: ↑net melon, ↑netted melon
2. the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
Syn: ↑net melon, ↑netted melon
Hypernyms: ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon
Part Holonyms: ↑net melon, ↑netted melon, ↑Cucumis melo reticulatus

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noun

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nutmeg melon,
a variety of small muskmelon with a netted rind.

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  • Nutmeg melon — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nutmeg melon — sėjamojo meliono raukšlėtasis varietetas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vaisinis, kultūrinis augalas (Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantalupensis). atitikmenys: lot. Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantalupensis; Cucumis melo var.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • nutmeg melon. — See netted melon. [1815 25, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • nutmeg melon. — See netted melon. [1815 25, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nutmeg (disambiguation) — Nutmeg is a spice. Nutmeg may also refer to: Calabash nutmeg, a tropical shrub Common nutmeg, the gastropod Leycesteria formosa, sometimes known as Flowering nutmeg or Himalaya Nutmeg Montreal melon, sometimes known as Nutmeg melon Nutmeg… …   Wikipedia

  • Nutmeg — Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nutmeg bird — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nutmeg butter — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nutmeg flower — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nutmeg liver — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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