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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.

2. Noun. The fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers.

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

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muskmelon

muskets muskie muskier muskies muskiest muskily muskimoot muskimoots muskiness muskinesses

musking muskit muskits muskle muskles muskmelon (current term) muskmelons muskogees muskone muskones

muskox muskoxen muskoxite muskrat muskrats muskroot muskroots musks muskshrew muskshrews

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