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Webster 1913 Edition
Muskmelon
Musk′melˊon
,Noun.
[
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 yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon
. Webster 1828 Edition
Muskmelon
MUSK'MELON
,Noun.
Definition 2024
muskmelon
muskmelon
See also: musk melon
English
Alternative forms
Noun
muskmelon (plural muskmelons)
- A cantaloupe, a type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo (cantaloupe group), with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.
Synonyms
- (cantaloupe): Cucumis melo cantalupensis
Translations
a type of melon
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