melon has definitions from the fields of chemistry,botany,food
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[ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh

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(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

It is roughly shaped like a large pear , and when properly ripened , its dark green skin covers a meaty , melon like pulp that has about the consistency of a ripe Bartlett_pear , but oily .

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[ noun ] (botany) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers

Synonyms

melon_vine

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