melon

nounadjectivenounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈmɛlən//
Australia//ˈmelən//

Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.

noun

1
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
2
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others.
3
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Benincasa hispida, the winter melon.
4
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Momordica charantia, the bitter melon.
5
The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
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A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
7
slangThe breasts.
She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.”
“Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.”
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slangThe head, the brain.
Think! Use your melon!
9
A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
10
A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.

Etymology

From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

adjective

1
Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.

noun

1
Variant of mellonAlternative form of mellon.

Forms

plural: melons

Mellow · A surname.melody · A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.Melody · A female given name from English.

melon · Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various…

melt · To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid…meltdown · An act or process of melting.melted · Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.

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