melon
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Definition of melon
12 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- (countable)The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
- (uncountable)A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
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(countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable)The breasts.
“She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.””
““Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.””
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(countable, slang)The head, the brain.
“Think! Use your melon!”
- (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, derogatory)A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
- (countable)A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
- (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of mellon.
adj
- Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
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Etymology
From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).
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