NOUN | plant | melon vine, melon | any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including |
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Meaning | Any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers. | |
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Synonym | melon | |
Parts | melon | Any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh |
Narrower | cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus | A melon vine of the genus Cucumis |
sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo | Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell | |
watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris | An African melon | |
Broader | gourd, gourd vine | Any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds |
Spanish | melón | |
Catalan | meló |
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