English Explanatory Dictionary

melon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
  2. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
  3. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others
  4. Benincasa hispida, the winter melon
  5. Momordica charantia, the bitter melon
  6. The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
  7. A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
  8. The breasts.
  9. The head, the brain.
  10. A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
  11. A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
adj
  1. Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
noun
  1. Alternative form of mellon.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛlən/ en-us-melon.ogg en-au-melon.ogg

Word forms

melon melons

Etymology

From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

Synonyms

breasts

Related words

calabash cantaloupe casaba crenshaw melinite spanspek

Derived words

banana melon bittermelon chest melon Chinese preserving melon Christmas melon coyote melon fodder melon fuzzy melon Hami melon jam melon kaffir melon Korean melon mango melon melonade melonal melon aldehyde melon baller melon ball scooper melon beetle melon bread melon cactus melon cutting melonette melongrower melon head melon-headed melon-headed whale melon heptenal melon hole melonic melonious melonist melonlike melonous melonrita Melon rugose mosaic virus melon thistle melontini melonworm melony Montreal melon Montreal nutmeg melon mouse melon Namib melon oriental melon paddymelon pepino melon Persian melon pineapple melon pocket melon pomegranate melon preserving melon Santa Claus melon seven-year melon snake melon snow melon stock melon
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