/ ˈmelən; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] a large fruit with hard green, yellow or orange skin, sweet flesh and juice and a lot of seeds :
a slice of melon
—see also honeydew melon , watermelon
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from late Latin melo , melon- , contraction of Latin melopepo , from Greek mēlopepōn , from mēlon apple + pepōn gourd.