Meaning of CANTALOUPE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kan`tlowp
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- [n] the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
- [n] a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
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| | Synonyms: | | cantaloup, cantaloup, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis |
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| | See Also: | | cantaloupe, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, muskmelon, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine | |
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| | Definition: | | \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so
called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in
Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said
to have been imported from Armenia.]
A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a
yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written
also {cantaleup}.]
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