winter melon - 4 dictionary results
winter melon
–noun
| a variety of late-keeping muskmelon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a sweet, edible flesh. |
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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honeydew melon
(click for larger image in new window) n. A kind of melon (Cucumis melo) having a smooth whitish rind and green flesh. Also called winter melon. |
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| winter melon
n. See honeydew melon. [Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) dōngguā : dōng, winter + guā, melon.] |
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| winter melon | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well |
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