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A type of melon, , with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. Also known as cantaloupe.
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Muskmelon — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Muskmelon — Musk mel on, n. [Musk + melon.] (Bot.) The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant ({Cucumis Melo}) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muskmelon — [musk′mel΄ən] n. [ MUSK + MELON] 1. any of various round or oblong fruits that grow on different varieties of a trailing vine (Cucumis melo) of the gourd family, including cantaloupes and honeydew melons 2. any of these plants, esp. a variety… … English World dictionary
muskmelon — n. aromatic melon with sweet juicy flesh; plant bearing the muskmelon; cantaloupe … English contemporary dictionary
muskmelon — 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)
muskmelon — noun 1. any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell • Syn: ↑sweet melon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo • Hypernyms: ↑melon, ↑melon vine • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
muskmelon — noun Date: 1573 a usually sweet edible melon that is the fruit of an annual trailing or climbing Asian vine (Cucumis melo) of the gourd family: as a. any of various melons (C. melo reticulatus) with netted skin and musky odor that include most of … New Collegiate Dictionary
muskmelon — /musk mel euhn/, n. 1. a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh. 2. the plant, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, bearing this fruit. 3.… … Universalium
Muskmelon — Cucumis (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
muskmelon — musk|mel|on [ˈmʌskˌmelən] n a type of sweet ↑melon = ↑cantaloupe … Dictionary of contemporary English
