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cantaloupe Definition

can·ta·loupe (kant′ə lōp′)

noun

any of various muskmelons; esp., a type of fruit with a hard, rough rind and sweet, juicy, orange-colored flesh, that grows on a variety of muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus)

Etymology: Fr < It cantalupo, after Cantalupo, former papal summer estate, near Rome, where the melon was first grown in Europe

cantaloupe Synonyms

cantaloupe

n.

muskmelon, winter melon, rock melon; see fruit 1, melon.

cantaloupe Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • melon: Plus 1 pot fat-free fruit yogurt and 1 slice cantaloupe melon.
  • plant: The usefulness of cross protection using ZYMV-WK was also demonstrated recently with cantaloupe plants tested in field enclosures in California ( Perring et al.

Noun used with modifier

  • slice: Plus 1 pot fat-free fruit yogurt and 1 slice cantaloupe melon.
cantaloupe Quotes

To try to talk to the young people who will run the futureöin ten minutesöis a little like trying to put a cantaloupe in a coke bottle.

—Jones,John Paul