Winter Melon Definition

noun

A tendril-bearing, sprawling annual plant (Benincasa hispida) widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical Asia for its waxy-skinned edible fruit.

American Heritage

Any of a variety of muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus), as a honeydew melon or casaba, characterized by fruit that lacks a musky odor.

Webster's New World

The fruit of this plant, often cooked as a vegetable or boiled and sweetened as a confection.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Winter Melon

Singular:

winter melon

Plural:

winter-melons

Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) dōngguā dōng winter guā melon (because it keeps well and can be eaten in winter although grown in summer)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Mandarin 冬瓜 (dōngguā) winter melon.

From Wiktionary