- a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- the plant, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, bearing this fruit.
- cantaloupe (def. 1).
- any of several varieties of the melon Cucumis melo, such as the cantaloupe and honeydew
- the fruit of any of these melons, having ribbed or warty rind and sweet yellow, white, or green flesh with a musky aroma
