| melon | (n) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers, Syn. melon vine |
| sweet melon | (n) any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell, Syn. muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo |
| watermelon | (n) an African melon, Syn. watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris |
| winter melon | (n) 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, Syn. honeydew melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus, Persian melon |