melon apple — noun : mango melon … Useful english dictionary
melon — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. melon (13c.), from M.L. melonem (nom. melo), from L. melopeponem, a kind of pumpkin, from Gk. melopepon gourd apple (name for several kinds of gourds bearing sweet fruit), from melon apple (see MALIC (Cf. malic)) +… … Etymology dictionary
melon — [mel′ən] n. [OFr < LL melo (gen. melonis), for L melopepo < Gr mēlopepōn, melon < mēlon, apple + pepōn, ripe] 1. any of several large, juicy, thick skinned, many seeded fruits of certain trailing plants of the gourd family, as the… … English World dictionary
melon — n. 1 the sweet fruit of various gourds. 2 the gourd producing this (honeydew melon; water melon). Phrases and idioms: cut the melon 1 decide a question. 2 share abundant profits among a number of people. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL melo onis abbr.… … Useful english dictionary
melon — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin melon , melo, short for Latin melopepon , melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon apple + pepōn, an edible gourd more at pumpkin Date: 14th century 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
melon — noun 1》 the large round fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds. 2》 the plant which yields melons. [Cucumis melo subsp. melo.] 3》 Zoology a waxy mass in the head of some toothed whales, thought to focus… … English new terms dictionary
melon — mel|on [ˈmelən] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Late Latin melo, from Latin melopepo, from Greek, from melon apple + pepo gourd ] a large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh … Dictionary of contemporary English
apple — (n.) O.E. æppel apple; any kind of fruit; fruit in general, from P.Gmc. *ap(a)laz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du. appel, O.N. eple, O.H.G. apful, Ger. Apfel), from PIE *ab(e)l apple (Cf. Gaul. avallo fruit; O.Ir. ubull, Lith. obuolys, O.C … Etymology dictionary
Melon — Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melon beetle — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
