English noun: melon |
1. | melon (food) any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | melon ball, muskmelon, sweet melon, watermelon |
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| Part meronym | melon, melon vine |
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2. | melon (plant) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers |
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| Synonyms | melon vine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gourd, gourd vine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Citrullus vulgaris, cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine, watermelon, watermelon vine |
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| Part holonym | melon |
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