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/ˈmɛlən/
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- General-American
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/ˈmelən/
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- Australia
- New-Zealand
Noun
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Benincasa hispida, the winter melon.
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Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Momordica charantia, the bitter melon.
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The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
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The game was up and we began paddling furiously for the opposite shore. This caused Flora to shout all the louder: “Boy! Boys! Don’t let the melons get away. Keep the dadblasted things. If you don’t the whole pack of you will be back to plug and ruin another batch!” So we did, sitting down in a ravine out of sight of the scoutmaster. Red looked up, his florid, freckled face wet with melon, and grinned widely: “You know, fellers, I just don’t know what we’d do without Mr. Flora.” Red was to wind up watermelonless in the U.S. Navy!
Six years ago, when Daniel Humm, the 33-year-old executive chef at Eleven Madison Park, was traveling in Barcelona, Spain, he discovered cooks grilling slices of melon and serving them at a tapas bar.
A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
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The breasts.
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She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.”
“Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.”
The head, the brain.
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Think! Use your melon!
A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
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- New-Zealand
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- Derogatory
A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
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Adjective
Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
Noun
any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
- Broader terms
any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers
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