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melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh

see casaba

ca|sa|ba «kuh SAH buh», noun, or casaba melon,

a kind of winter muskmelon with a yellow rind that belongs to the gourd family. Its flesh is good to eat. Also, cassaba.

╂[American English < Kassaba, near Smyrna, Turkey, from where it was introduced]