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mel·on
(mĕl′ən)n.
1.
a. Any of various vines of the family Cucurbitaceae, especially Cucumis melo or Citrullus lanatus, widely cultivated for their edible fruit.
b. The fruit of any of these plants, having a hard rind and juicy flesh.
2. A fatty structure in the forehead of cetaceans, especially the toothed whales, thought to be used in the production of high-frequency sounds.
3. melons Vulgar Slang A woman's breasts.
[Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōn-, short for Latin mēlopepō, from Greek mēlopepōn : mēlon, apple + pepōn, gourd.]
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melon
(ˈmɛlən)n
1. (Plants) any of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit. See muskmelon, watermelon
2. (Plants) the fruit of any of these plants, which has a hard rind and juicy flesh
3. (Stock Exchange) cut a melon slang US and Canadian to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
[C14: via Old French from Late Latin mēlo, shortened form of mēlopepō, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon apple + pepōn gourd]
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mel•on
(ˈmɛl ən)n.
1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
2. medium crimson or deep pink.
3. the upper portion of the head of a whale or dolphin.
4.
a. a large extra dividend for stockholders.
b. a windfall of money.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin mēlōn- (s. of mēlō), short for mēlopepō < Greek mēlopépōn=mêlo(n) apple + pépōn melon; see pepo]
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| Noun | 1. |  melon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy fleshedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh melon ball - a bite of melon cut as a sphere muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers watermelon - large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp melon vine, melon - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers |
| 2. |  melon - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbersmelon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine - any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus - a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit |
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Translations
حَرّوش، بَطيخ أصْفَر، شُمّامشُمّامشُمَّامٌ
melounmelounový
melonmelon-
melonimunkki
dinja
dinnye
melon
melóna
メロン
멜론
melionas
melone
melónmelónový
melona
melon
เมลอนเป็นผลไม้จำพวกแตง
kavunkavuniçi
quả dưa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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melon
n → Melone f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
melon
(ˈmelən) noun1. a large, sweet fruit with many seeds.
2. its firm yellow or red flesh as food. We started the meal with melon; (also adjective) a melon seed.
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melon
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