Cantaloupe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cantaloupe
       n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and
            orange flesh [syn: {cantaloup}, {cantaloupe vine}, {Cucumis
            melo cantalupensis}]
       2: the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon
          with yellowish flesh [syn: {cantaloup}]