'Cantaloupe' definitions:
Definition of 'cantaloupe'
(from WordNet)
noun
A variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh [syn: cantaloupe, cantaloup, cantaloupe vine, cantaloup vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis]
noun
The fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh [syn: cantaloup, cantaloupe]
Definition of 'Cantaloupe'
From: GCIDE
- Cantaloupe \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.] [1913 Webster]