About The Word Melon
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Melon
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What's The Definition Of Melon?
[n] any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
[n] any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers Synonyms | Synonyms for Melon: melon vine Related Terms | Find terms related to Melon: See Also | Citrullus vulgaris | cucumber | cucumber vine | Cucumis melo | Cucumis sativus | edible fruit | gourd | gourd vine | melon | melon | melon ball | melon vine | muskmelon | muskmelon | sweet melon | sweet melon | sweet melon vine | watermelon | watermelon | watermelon vine Melon In Webster's Dictionary \Mel"on\, n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an
apple-shaped melon, Gr. ?; ? apple + ? a species of large
melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.]
1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants,
as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the
plant that produces the fruit.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of
the genus {Melo}.
{Melon beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a small leaf beetle ({Diabrotiea
vittata}), which damages the leaves of melon vines.
{Melon cactus}, {Melon thistle}.
(a) (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants ({Melocactus})
having a fleshy and usually globose stem with the
surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, and
bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which
the small pink flowers are half concealed. {M.
communis}, from the West Indies, is often cultivated,
and sometimes called {Turk's cap}.
(b) The related genus {Mamillaria}, in which the stem is
tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers
sometimes large. See Illust. under {Cactus}.
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