muskmelon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: muskmelon	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for muskmelon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muskmelon n any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell Synonym(s): sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers Synonym(s): muskmelon, sweet melon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muskmelon \Musk"mel`on\, n. [Musk + melon.] (Bot.) The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant ({Cicumis Melo}), 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}.