net melon

Questions about net melon

What does net melon mean?

net melon means "a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for net melon?

Close synonyms include netted melon, nutmeg melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, netted melon, nutmeg melon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is net melon a common word?

net melon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.