Definition of Muskmelon

Musk´mel`on
n.1.(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.


Related Words

cantaloup, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis, Cucumis melo, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, Cucumis melo inodorus, Cucumis melo reticulatus, genus Cucumis, honeydew melon, melon, melon vine, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon, Persian melon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine, winter melon, winter melon vine

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