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Noun: nutmeg melon
  1. A muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
    - net melon, netted melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus
     
  2. The fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
    - net melon, netted melon

Derived forms: nutmeg melons

Type of: Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine

Encyclopedia: Nutmeg melon