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Definition of melon - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodlarge round fruit with sweet juicy flesh
- She sliced the melon for the picnic..
2.
botanyTECH. any plant of the Cucurbitaceae family grown for foodTECH.
- The garden has several types of melon.
3.
hueTECH. light pinkish orange color resembling ripe cantaloupe fleshTECH.
- The walls were painted a soft melon.
4.
whale anatomyTECH. mass of adipose tissue in toothed whales' foreheadsTECH.
- The whale's melon helps it communicate.
Images of melon
large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh 
any plant of the Cucurbitaceae family grown for food
Expressions with melon
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slice a melon into pieces
She used a sharp knife to cut a melon for the fruit salad.
melon with sweet green flesh and smooth pale rind
I bought a honeydew melon for the picnic.
small sphere of melon fruit
She added a melon ball to the fruit salad.
another term for cantaloupe
Rock melon is a popular summer fruit.
small tool for scooping melon into balls
She used a melon baller to make a fruit salad.
vine with sweet, musky-smelling fruit
The sweet melon grows best in warm climates.
type of melon with wrinkled yellow skin
She bought a casaba melon at the farmers' market.
large edible gourd often cooked or stored for months
Winter melon can be stored for months.
tropical vine fruit with a rough, warty rind and bitter taste
Bitter melon is often used in Asian cuisine for its unique flavor..
kitchen tool for scooping round pieces of melon
She used a melon ball scooper for the fruit salad.
sweet Japanese bun with a cookie crust, looks like a melon
I bought melon bread from the bakery.
variety of large, sweet melon originally from Montreal
The Montreal melon used to be a popular market fruit in the early 1900s..
Origin of melon
Greek, mēlon (apple)
Terms with melon included in their meaning
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fruit
melon with sweet orange flesh
type of melon
variety of pale green melon
agriculture
domesticated plant similar to squash or melon
colors
light green color like melon flesh
drink
cocktail with melon and banana liqueurs
plant
tropical vine with yellow-orange fruit called bitter melon
fruit
type of melon with orange flesh and a rough skin
bitter melon
tropical vine with bitter edible fruit
food
Cantonese pastry with winter melon filling
botany
type of melon cactus found in the Caribbean
cooking
slice a melon into pieces
fruit
melon with sweet green flesh and smooth pale rind
fruit
small sphere of melon fruit
cooking
small tool for scooping melon into balls
fruit
type of melon with wrinkled yellow skin
cooking
tool for scooping round pieces of melon
cooking
kitchen tool for scooping round pieces of melon
Japanese pastry
sweet Japanese bun with a cookie crust, looks like a melon
beverages
sweet beverage flavored with melon
fruit variety
variety of large, sweet melon originally from Montreal
fruit
type of melon with sweet orange flesh
varieties
any melon variety like cantaloupe or honeydew
Examples of melon in a sentence
He bought a melon from the market. She bought a melon from the farmer's market. Melon vines sprawled across the field. The dress was a lovely shade of melon. Her lipstick was a vibrant melon. Scientists study the melon to understand whale communication.
The dolphin's melon is crucial for echolocation.
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- French:melon, cucurbitacée, ...
- German:Melone, Melonenton, ...
- Italian:melone, color melone, ...
- Spanish:sandía, cucurbitácea, ...
- Portuguese:melão, cor de melão, ...
- Chinese:甜瓜, 瓜, ...
- Japanese:メロン, ...
- Arabic:بِطِّيخ, نَبَاتٌ مِنَ الْقِرْعِيَّاتِ, ...
- Hebrew:מֵלוֹן, מֶלוֹן, ...
- Russian:дыня, цвет дыни, ...
- Ukrainian:диня, динний, ...
- Hindi:खरबूजा, ककड़ी, ...
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