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Definition of Muskmelon
1. Noun. Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell.
Terms within: Sweet Melon
Generic synonyms: Melon, Melon Vine
Group relationships: Cucumis, Genus Cucumis
Specialized synonyms: Cantaloup, Cantaloup Vine, Cantaloupe, Cantaloupe Vine, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis, Cucumis Melo Inodorus, Honeydew Melon, Persian Melon, Winter Melon, Winter Melon Vine, Cucumis Melo Reticulatus, Net Melon, Netted Melon, Nutmeg Melon
2. Noun. The fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers.
Generic synonyms: Melon
Specialized synonyms: Cantaloup, Cantaloupe, Winter Melon, Net Melon, Netted Melon, Nutmeg Melon
Group relationships: Cucumis Melo, Sweet Melon, Sweet Melon Vine
Definition of Muskmelon
1. n. The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Cucumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe (Cucumis Melo cantalupensis), of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
Definition of Muskmelon
1. Noun. A type of melon, ''Cucumis melo reticulatus'', with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. Also known as cantaloupe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muskmelon
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Medical Definition of Muskmelon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Muskmelon
Literary usage of Muskmelon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Breeding Crop Plants by Herbert Kendall Hayes, Ralph John Garber (1921)
"muskmelon pollen. Even if crossing occurred, there is no conclusive evidence that
... muskmelon Lumsden (1914), of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment ..."
2. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"Downy mildew or blight, NY Bull. 156. Ohio Bull. 105. Spray thoroughly with
Bordeaux mixture. muskmelon ' Four by six teet is a customary ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1852)
"THE varieties examined were the Nutmeg muskmelon and the Long Red-flesh Watermelon.
... Length of muskmelon, 6 inches ; diameter, 5iJ inches. ..."
4. The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery by William Andrus Alcott (1839)
"The muskmelon. Hot bed cultivation. The watermelon. ... The muskmelon and the
watermelon are both in extensive use among us, and when perfectly ripe, ..."
5. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"muskmelon. The muskmelon (Cucumis Melo L.) is a native of southern Asia and
tropical Africa. The hollow fruit is spherical or slightly elongated with 8-12 ..."
6. Vegetable Forcing by Ralph Levi Watts (1917)
"CHAPTER XIX muskmelon Importance.—In England the muskmelon is one of the most
important forcing crops, being grown on a large commercial scale both in ..."
7. Memoirs by Horticultural Society of New York (1904)
"THE muskmelon F. William Raoe, Dept. of Horticulture and Forestry, ... The muskmelon
is not only a delightful and highly valued fruit when well grown, ..."
8. The Garden Yard: A Handbook of Intensive Farming by Bolton Hall (1909)
"muskmelon. The muskmelon is native to southern Asia and was grown by the ancients.
The melon grows best in light, sandy soil in warm, sunny spots, ..."
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