melon

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/ˈmɛlən/

Definition of melon

12 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
  5. (countable)The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
  6. (uncountable)A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
  7. (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.””
  8. (countable, slang)The head, the brain.
    “Think! Use your melon!”
  9. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, derogatory)A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
  10. (countable)A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
  11. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of mellon.

adj

  1. 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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