About The Word Cantaloupe
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Cantaloupe
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What's The Definition Of Cantaloupe?
[n] the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
[n] a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh Synonyms | Synonyms for Cantaloupe: cantaloup | cantaloup | cantaloupe vine | Cucumis melo cantalupensis Related Terms | Find terms related to Cantaloupe: See Also | cantaloupe | cantaloupe | cantaloupe vine | Cucumis melo | Cucumis melo cantalupensis | muskmelon | muskmelon | sweet melon | sweet melon | sweet melon vine Cantaloupe In Webster's Dictionary \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so
called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in
Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said
to have been imported from Armenia.]
A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a
yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written
also {cantaleup}.]
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