noun
any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
• Syn: ↑melon
• Hypernyms: ↑gourd, ↑gourd vine
• Hyponyms:
↑watermelon, ↑watermelon vine, ↑Citrullus vulgaris, ↑sweet melon, ↑muskmelon, ↑sweet melon vine, ↑Cucumis melo, ↑cucumber, ↑cucumber vine, ↑Cucumis sativus
• Part Meronyms: ↑melon
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nounsee melon I, 1b
Useful english dictionary. 2012.