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Definition of Net melon
1. Noun. A muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh.
Terms within: Netted Melon, Nutmeg Melon
Generic synonyms: Cucumis Melo, Muskmelon, Sweet Melon, Sweet Melon Vine
2. Noun. The fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh.
Generic synonyms: Muskmelon, Sweet Melon
Group relationships: Cucumis Melo Reticulatus, Netted Melon, Nutmeg Melon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Net Melon
Literary usage of Net melon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With Copious by Juvenal, Martin Madan, Persius (1829)
"... lit. signifies flax, and, by melon, thread, which is made of вах ; but as nets
are made of thread, it frequently, as here, signifies a net. Melon. ..."
2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1905)
"... into a network of ridges, the appearance somewhat resembling the rind of a
net-melon. The cicatricial alopecia has developed in the last six months. ..."
3. Presidential Campaign Expenses: Hearing[s] Before a Subcommittee of the by Committee on Privileges and Elections, United States, Senate, Congress (1921)
"Seattle, Colman Bldg 100.00 JW Maxwell. Seattle. Marlon Bldg 100.00 H. I». Merrill.
Seattle. White Hid« 200.00 WB net melon, ..."