melon
melon [melon melons] BrE [ˈmelən] NAmE [ˈmelən] noun countable, uncountable
a large fruit with hard green, yellow or orange skin, sweet flesh and juice and a lot of seeds
•a slice of melon
see also ↑honeydew melon, ↑watermelon
Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin melo, melon-, contraction of Latin melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon ‘apple’ + pepōn ‘gourd’.
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