1. 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
   "Winter melon vines produced sweet, pale-fleshed fruit";
   - Persian melon, honeydew melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus
    
2. The fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well
   "Winter melon is often used in Asian soups and stews"

Derived forms: winter melons

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

Encyclopedia: Winter melon