'Cucumis Melo' definitions:
Definition of 'Cucumis melo'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo]
Definition of 'Cucumis Melo'
From: GCIDE
- Muskmelon \Musk"mel`on\, n. [Musk + melon.] (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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cucumis melo'
From: GCIDE
- Honeydew melon \Hon"ey*dew` mel"on\, n. A type of winter melon (Cucumis melo inodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis. [PJC]
Definition of 'Cucumis melo'
From: GCIDE
- Honeydew melon \Hon"ey*dew` mel"on\, n. A type of winter melon (Cucumis melo inodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis. [PJC]