/ English Dictionary |
CUCUMIS MELO
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
Synonyms:
Cucumis melo; muskmelon; sweet melon; sweet melon vine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cucumis melo" is a kind of...):
melon; melon vine (any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers)
Meronyms (parts of "Cucumis melo"):
muskmelon; sweet melon (the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cucumis melo"):
cantaloup; cantaloup vine; cantaloupe; cantaloupe vine; Cucumis melo cantalupensis (a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh)
Cucumis melo inodorus; honeydew melon; Persian melon; winter melon; winter melon vine (any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell)
Cucumis melo reticulatus; net melon; netted melon; nutmeg melon (a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh)
Holonyms ("Cucumis melo" is a member of...):
Cucumis; genus Cucumis (cucumbers; muskmelons)