winter 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

   SynonymsPersian melonhoneydew melonwinter melon vineCucumis melo inodorus

   Broadersweet melon

   Partswinter melon
2. 2.

   the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well

   Broadermuskmelon

   NarrowerhoneydewPersian meloncasaba

   Part ofwinter melon

Questions about winter melon

What does winter melon mean?

winter 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 winter melon?

Close synonyms include Persian 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 winter melon a common word?

winter 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.