persian melon

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymswinter melonhoneydew melonwinter melon vineCucumis melo inodorus

   Broadersweet melon

   Partswinter melon
2. 2.

   the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh

   Broaderwinter melon

Questions about persian melon

What does persian melon mean?

persian melon means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for persian melon?

Close synonyms include winter melon, honeydew melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus. 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 persian melon a common word?

persian 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.