The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Cucumis Melo) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
A melon that has a musky aroma and salmon to orange colored flesh when mature. It has a netted rind with deep sutures.
any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
Any of several varieties of the melon, such as the cantaloupe, having fruit characterized by a pitted rind and flesh with a musky aroma.
Muskmelons are called "cantaloupes" in North America, but they are not actually cantaloupes. True cantaloupes are European and are not exported to the U.S. The light orange flesh is mild, sweet, and very juicy.
Muskmelon refers to the many cultivars of Cucumis melo, and is one of the broader group of fruits grown and traded as melons. It is an accessory fruit of a type that botanists call a false berry. It was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (circa 2000 BC) in Persiahttp://plantanswers.tamu.edu/publications/vegetabletravelers/muskmelon.html Muskmelons Originated in Persia and Africa.