Melon
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
(2) Any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from , from , from , from + .
Noun
- Any of various fruits of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
- Breasts.
- The head.
Adjective
melon
- of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.
See also
- calabash
- cantaloupe
- casaba
- crenshaw
- melinite
- spanspek
- Appendix:Colours
Verb
melon
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