Muskmelon

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:20:51

Musk"mel`on (?), n. [Musk + melon.] Bot.

The fruit of a cucurbitaceous 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. See Illust. of Melon.

 

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