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English noun: melon

1. melon (food) any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Narrower (hyponym)melon ball, muskmelon, sweet melon, watermelon


Part meronymmelon, melon vine

2. melon (plant) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers


Synonymsmelon vine


Broader (hypernym)gourd, gourd vine


Narrower (hyponym)Citrullus vulgaris, cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine, watermelon, watermelon vine


Part holonymmelon









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