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cantaloupe definition

can·ta·loupe or cantaloup can′·ta·loup′ (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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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