CANTALOUPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cantaloupe mean? 

• CANTALOUPE (noun)
  The noun CANTALOUPE has 2 senses:

1. a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

2. the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

  Familiarity information: CANTALOUPE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANTALOUPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cantaloup; cantaloup vine; cantaloupe; cantaloupe vine; Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Hypernyms ("cantaloupe" is a kind of...):

Cucumis melo; muskmelon; sweet melon; sweet melon vine (any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell)

Meronyms (parts of "cantaloupe"):

cantaloup; cantaloupe (the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cantaloup; cantaloupe

Hypernyms ("cantaloupe" is a kind of...):

muskmelon; sweet melon (the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers)

Holonyms ("cantaloupe" is a part of...):

cantaloup; cantaloup vine; cantaloupe; cantaloupe vine; Cucumis melo cantalupensis (a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh)

 Context examples 

Ascorbic acid is found in all fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, strawberries, cantaloupe, green peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, leafy greens, and potatoes.

(Ascorbic acid, NCI Dictionary)