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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.
Terms within: Winter Melon
Generic synonyms: Cucumis Melo, Muskmelon, Sweet Melon, Sweet Melon Vine
2. Noun. The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Persian Melon
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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