WINTER MELON


Meaning of WINTER MELON in English

noun Date: circa 1900 any of several muskmelons (as a casaba or honeydew melon) that are fruits of a cultivated vine ( Cucumis melo indorus ), a large white-fleshed melon that is the fruit of an Asian vine ( Benincasa hispida ) and is used especially in Chinese cooking

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