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Noun: winter melon
  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
    - 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

Derived forms: winter melons

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

Encyclopedia: Winter melon