noun
1. any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
• Syn: ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo
• Hypernyms: ↑melon, ↑melon vine
• Hyponyms:
↑cantaloupe, ↑cantaloup, ↑cantaloupe vine, ↑cantaloup vine, ↑Cucumis melo cantalupensis, ↑winter melon, ↑Persian melon, ↑honeydew melon, ↑winter melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo inodorus, ↑net melon, ↑netted melon, ↑nutmeg melon, ↑Cucumis melo reticulatus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cucumis, ↑genus Cucumis
• Part Meronyms: ↑muskmelon
2. the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
• Syn: ↑muskmelon
• Hypernyms: ↑melon
• Hyponyms: ↑cantaloup, ↑cantaloupe, ↑winter melon, ↑net melon, ↑netted melon, ↑nutmeg melon
• Part Holonyms: ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo
Useful english dictionary. 2012.