| LC control no. | sh 85089059 |
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| LC classification | QK495.C96 Botany SB379.M44 Culture |
| Topical heading | Muskmelon |
| Variant(s) | Cantaloup Cantaloupe Cantelope Canteloupe Cucumis melo Garma Mushmelon Netted melon Nutmeg melon Persian melon Rockmelon Spanspek Sweet melon |
| See also | Cucumis Melons |
| Found in | Wikipedia, July 22, 2013 (Cantaloupe (also canteloupe, cantaloup, mushmelon, muskmelon, rockmelon, sweet melon, Persian melon, spanspek (South Africa), or Garma) refers to a variety of Cucumis melo, a species in the family Cucurbitaceae. Cantaloupes range in size from 500 g to 5 kg (1 to 10 lb). Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe. However, in more recent usage, it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon (C. melo). Species: Cucumis melo. Subspecies: C. melo subsp. melo. Variety: C. melo var. cantalupensis. Trinomial name: Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naudin. Synonyms: Cucumis melo var. reticultus Naudin) The old farmer's almanac website, July 22, 2013 (Cantaloupe. Botanical name: Cucumis melo. What we commonly refer to as 'cantaloupe' is actually not true cantaloupe, rather, a type of muskmelon. (True cantaloupe has a rough, warty rind and is not widely grown or commercially available in the US.) Muskmelons are a heat-loving fruit with a long growing season.) Merriam-Webster online, July 22, 2013 (cantaloupe 1 : a small widely cultivated muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus) with a heavily netted rind and reddish-orange flesh; broadly : muskmelon a. 2 : a muskmelon (Cucumis melo cantalupensis) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America; muskmelon : a usually sweet edible melon that is the fruit of an annual trailing or climbing Asian vine (Cucumis melo) of the gourd family: as a : any of various melons (C. melo reticulatus) with netted skin and musky odor that include most of the muskmelons cultivated in North America; especially : cantaloupe 1 b : winter melon 1) |
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