cantaloup
/'kæntəlu:p/
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of melon: A cantaloup is a small to medium-sized melon with a rough, netted tan or greenish rind and sweet, typically orange flesh.
- The plant producing this fruit: A cantaloup is also a variety of muskmelon vine (Cucumis melo) that bears this fruit.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Fruit):
- For breakfast, she had a bowl of fresh cantaloup.
- The ripe cantaloup had a sweet, fragrant smell.
- Noun (Plant):
- We planted cantaloup in our garden this spring.
Advanced Usage
- "Cantaloup" vs. "Muskmelon": In some regions, especially North America, "cantaloup" is used interchangeably with "muskmelon" for netted, orange-fleshed melons. True cantaloupes, common in Europe, have a harder, warty rind.
- The grocery store labeled both the netted and the European varieties as cantaloup.
Variants and Related Words
- Cantaloupe (n): An alternative and very common spelling for "cantaloup."
- She prefers cantaloupe over honeydew melon.
- Rockmelon (n): A term used primarily in Australia and New Zealand for cantaloup.
- In Australia, this fruit is often called a rockmelon.
Synonyms
- Muskmelon: A general term for several varieties of sweet melon, often used synonymously with cantaloup in the US.
- Netted melon: Describes the characteristic skin of many cantaloupes.
Related Phrases
- Cantaloup vine: The plant on which the fruit grows.
- The cantaloup vine spread across the ground.
Noun
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the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
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a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
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