noun
1. a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
• Syn: ↑net melon, ↑nutmeg melon, ↑Cucumis melo reticulatus
• Hypernyms: ↑sweet melon, ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo
• Part Meronyms: ↑net melon, ↑nutmeg melon
2. the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
• Syn: ↑net melon, ↑nutmeg melon
• Hypernyms: ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon
• Part Holonyms: ↑net melon, ↑nutmeg melon, ↑Cucumis melo reticulatus
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noun or net melon : a melon (Cucumis melo reticulatus) that is a variety of the muskmelon and has a thin rind with reticulated surface and deep green sweet flesh — called also nutmeg melon
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a variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, having reticulate markings on the skin and green to reddish-orange flesh. Also called nutmeg melon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.