Definition of Muskmilon
Musk"mel`on (?), n. [Musk +
melon.] (Bot.) The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant
(Cucumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and
cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the
cantaloupe (Cucumis Melo cantalupensis), of oval form
and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish
flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A type of melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. Also known as cantaloupe.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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