Muskmelon

2 definitions found

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  muskmelon
       n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
            rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
            melon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
       2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
          related to cucumbers [syn: {sweet melon}]