Look up: Melon

1. Melon
   (Cucumis) Cucumis is a large group comprised of Melons and Cucumbers. They are climbing plants found wild in Asia. Just below are some descriptions of the Cucumber family (cucurbitaceae); following will be descriptions of Melons…
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2. melón
   (Spanish) melon
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3. Melón
   (Spanish) melon
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4. melon
   [n] - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons 2. [n] - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
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5. melon
   the large round fruit of various plants of the gourd family,with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds(honeydew melon,watermelon) Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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6. Melon
   Mel'on (mĕl'ŭn) noun [ French, from Latin melo , for melopepo an apple-shaped melon, Greek ... ; mh^lon apple + ... a species of large melon; confer Latin malum apple. Confer Marmalade .] 1. <...
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7. melon
   1. <botany> The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit. ... 2. <zoology> A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo. Melon beetle A genus of cactaceous plants (Melocactus) ha...
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8. melon
   noun any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
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9. melon
   melon vine noun any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
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10. Melon
    • (n.) A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo. • (n.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.
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11. melon
    any of the varieties of Cucumis melo, a trailing vine grown for its edible, often musky-scented fruit; it may have its origin in West Africa. Melons ... [1 related articles]
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12. Melon
    In many toothed whales, the bulging forehead, often containing oil.
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13. Melon
    Melon is slang for a child on its first day at school.
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14. Melon
    Melon is slang for a child on its first day at school.
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15. Melon
    Melon is a variety of apple.
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16. melon
    melon, fruit of Cucumis melo, a plant of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Asia and now cultivated extensively in warm regions. There are many varieties, differing in taste, color, and skin texture—e.g., Persian, honeydew, casaba, muskmelon, and cantaloupe. The true cantaloupe...
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17. Melon
    The melon (Cucumis melo) is a well known plant and fruit of the natural order Cucurbitaceae or gourds. It is an herbaceous, succulent, climbing or trailing annual, cultivated for its fruit in hot eastern countries from time immemorial. There are many varieties, as the Canteloup, which is, reckoned t...
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18. melon
    Any of several large, juicy (95% water), thick-skinned fruits of trailing plants of the gourd family. The muskmelon (Cucumis melo), of which the honeydew melon is a variety, and the large red watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) are familiar edible varieties. (Family Cucurbitaceae.) Thought to have originate...
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19. Melon
    `Melon` is a name given to various members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae with sweet flavored, fleshy fruit e.g. gourds or cucurbits. Melon can be referred as a plant or a fruit. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons. The plant grows as a vine. Although th...
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20. Melon
    (whale) The `melon` is an ovoid-shaped, fatty organ found in the forehead of all toothed whales (odontocetes), including dolphins and porpoises (Cranford et al., 1996; Harper, C. J., et al., 2008) and believed to be used in echolocation. The melon is structurally part of the nasal apparatus (...
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