noun
Origin: OFr < LL melo (gen. melonis), for L melopepo < Gr mēlopepōn, melon < mēlon, apple + pepōn, ripe
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōn-
Origin: , short for Latin mēlopepō
Origin: , from Greek mēlopepōn
Origin: : mēlon, apple
Origin: + pepōn, gourd
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