CANTALOUPE
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe refers to a variety of Cucumis melo, a species in the family Cucurbitaceae. Cantaloupes range in size from 500 g to 5 kg . Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe. However, in more recent usage, it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon . Cantaloupe is the most popular variety of melon in the United States.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Cantaloupe
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cantaloupe
Noun
- A type of melon, ; also known as true cantaloupe.
- A type of melon, , with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
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