- any of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit
See muskmelon, watermelon - the fruit of any of these plants, which has a hard rind and juicy flesh
- (usually plural) vulgar slang a female breast
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mel•on /ˈmɛlən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Plant Biologythe fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the watermelon: [uncountable]:I had some melon for breakfast.[countable]Melons were unavailable at that time of year.
mel•on
(mel′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologythe fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- medium crimson or deep pink.
- the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and blowhole.
- Informal Terms
- a large extra dividend, often in the form of stock, to be distributed to stockholders:Profits zoomed so in the last quarter that the corporation cut a nice melon.
- any windfall of money to be divided among specified participants.
- Greek mēlopépōn apple-shaped melon, equivalent. to mêlo(n) apple + pépōn pepo
- Late Latin mēlōn- (stem of mēlō), short for mēlopepō
- Middle English 1350–1400
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melon /ˈmɛlən/ n
'melon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
honeydew
- honeydew melon
- marmalade
- muskmelon
- Ogen melon
- pepo
- rock melon
- spanspek
- watermelon
- bombe
- cantaloupe
- casaba
- chamomile
- chrysomelid
- citron
- citron melon
- Crenshaw melon
- far
- gourd family
- hamamelidaceous
- melinite
- melon-bulb
- melon foot
- melon pear
- melon seed
- melon shrub
- netted melon
- nutmeg melon
- pepino
- Persian melon
- pumpkin
- quince
- tunka
- winter melon