English noun: winter melon |
1. | winter melon (plant) any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell |
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| Synonyms | Cucumis melo inodorus, honeydew melon, Persian melon, winter melon vine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine |
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| Part holonym | winter melon |
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2. | winter melon (food) the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well |
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| Broader (hypernym) | muskmelon, sweet melon |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | casaba, casaba melon, honeydew, honeydew melon, Persian melon |
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| Part meronym | Cucumis melo inodorus, honeydew melon, Persian melon, winter melon, winter melon vine |
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