mel ‧ on /ˈmelən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: Late Latin melo , from Latin melopepo , from Greek , from melon 'apple' + pepo 'gourd' ]
a large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh
mel ‧ on /ˈmelən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: Late Latin melo , from Latin melopepo , from Greek , from melon 'apple' + pepo 'gourd' ]
a large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012