■ noun
1》 the large round fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds.
2》 the plant which yields ~s. [ Cucumis melo subsp. melo .]
3》 Zoology a waxy mass in the head of some toothed whales, thought to focus acoustic signals.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from late L. melo , ~- , contr. of L. melopepo , from Gk mēlopepōn , from mēlon 'apple' + pepōn 'gourd'.