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melon

1 [məlɔ̃] masculine substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 27.11.2021

Meanings

ühe troopikataime magusamaitseline mahlakas (piklik)ümar vili

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ID 704326 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain fruitclassified botany
  • Aafrika ja troopilise Aasia söödavate viljadega taim; selle taime kurgitaoline vili
  • the large round fruit of various plants of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds (honeydew melon, watermelon)
  • a name common to several kinds of gourds, esp. the musk melon, Cucumis Melo, and the water melon, Citrullus vulgaris. (Applied both to the fruit and to the plant producing it.)
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Usage examples
  • Field scale fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries grown in the open: crops grown in rotation with agricultural crops ...
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masculine
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Etymology

  • melon 'melon'
    • mēlo 'melon' lühenenud ladina sõnast mēlopepō < kreeka mēlopepōn 'melon', õieti 'küps õun'

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