<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.</li><li>the plant, <em>Cucumis melo reticulatus</em>, of the gourd family, bearing this fruit.</li><li>cantaloupe (def 1).</li></ul>