muskmelon

Any of several varieties of the melon Cucumis melo, such as the cantaloupe, having fruit characterized by a netted rind and edible flesh with a musky aroma.

The fruit of any of these plants.

A well-known plant, Cucumis Melo, and its fruit.

The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Cucumis Melo) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of melon.

A type of melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. Also known as cantaloupe.

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers