1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
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