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honeydew melon

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honeydew

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honeydew

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: winter melon

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winter melon, Persian melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: медена роса (medena rosa) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蜜瓜 (mat6 gwaa1) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白蘭瓜 /白兰瓜 (báilánguā) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘭州蜜瓜 /兰州蜜瓜 (Lánzhōu mìguā) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蜜瓜 (mìguā) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Czech: cukrový meloun — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Czech: medový meloun — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Finnish: hunajameloni — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • French: melon miel — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • German: Honigmelone — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Central Kurdish: گِڕکە (girrke) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Macanese: anidiu — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Malay: tembikai susu — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Navajo: taʼneeskʼání łigai — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Plautdietsch: Kreschaunkje — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Polish: melon spadziowy — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Russian: муска́тная ды́ня (muskátnaja dýnja) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Slovene: dinja — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Spanish: melón rocío melifluo — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Swedish: honungsmelon — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Tagalog: melong lunti — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Turkish: tatlı ve sulu kavun — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind
  • Yiddish: צעסאַרקע (tsesarke) — melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorous group cultivar group with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind