cucumis melo
Noun
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Any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell (synset 112184880)
is a type of: melon, melon vine - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumberssubtypes:
- cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, cucumis melo cantalupensis - a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
- cucumis melo inodorus, honeydew melon, persian melon, winter melon, winter melon vine - any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell
- cucumis melo reticulatus, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon - a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
belongs to: cucumis, genus cucumis - cucumbers; muskmelonshas: muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
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