MUSKMELON

[musk.mel.on] n (1573): a usu. sweet musky-odored edible melon that is the fruit of a trailing or climbing Asian herbaceous vine (Cucumis melo): as a: any of various melons of small or moderate size with netted skin that include most of the muskmelons cultivated in No. America b: cantaloupe 1 c: winter melon