Definition of Persian melon

1. Noun. Any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell.


2. Noun. The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh.
Generic synonyms: Winter Melon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Persian Melon

Persepolis
Perseus
Pershing
Persia
Persian
Persian Empire
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf War
Persian Gulf illness
Persian Royal Road
Persian cat
Persian deity
Persian iris
Persian lamb
Persian lilac
Persian melon (current term)
Persian powder
Persian relapsing fever
Persian violet
Persian walnut
Persianness
Persians
Persic
Persics
Persil
Persis
Persism
Persisms
Persoonia

Literary usage of Persian melon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1865)
"A very distinct variety, comparatively recently introduced, is the Persian melon. The seeds of this melon were s.ent to England from Persia by the English ..."

2. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing, Charles Downing (1860)
"... and of second rate flavour: the Persian melon, the finest of all, but yet scarce with us, requiring much care in cultivation, and a fine warm season. ..."

3. Gardening for the South: Or, The Kitchen and Fruit Garden: with the Best by William N. White (1857)
"There are three classes of melons, the green fleshed, yellow fleshed, and Persian melon. There are also several varieties of winter melon cultivated in ..."

4. The Horticultural Register by Sir Joseph Paxton, Joseph Harrison (1833)
"He agrees with him generally, as to the advantage of training the Persian melon on Mr. Knight's plan, but prefers planting in the soil of the bed. ..."

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