English Explanatory Dictionary

winter melon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Benincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
noun
  1. Any late-maturing variety of true melon (Cucumis melo), such as honeydew melon (Inodorus Group), Cassaba melon (Cassaba Group), and Spanish melon (Ibericus Group).
noun
  1. A type of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-winter melon.wav

Word forms

winter melon winter melons

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).

Synonyms

ash gourd ash pumpkin Chinese preserving melon fuzzy melon tallow gourd wax gourd white gourd winter gourd late melon
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