WINTER MELON


Meaning of WINTER MELON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1900

1. : any of several muskmelons (as a casaba or honeydew melon) that are fruits of a cultivated vine ( Cucumis melo indorus )

2. : a large white-fleshed melon that is the fruit of an Asian vine ( Benincasa hispida ) and is used especially in Chinese cooking

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.