melon vine

melon vine
noun
any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
Syn: ↑melon
Hypernyms: ↑gourd, ↑gourd vine
Hyponyms:
Part Meronyms: ↑melon

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noun
see melon I, 1b

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