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cantaloup

Other forms: cantaloups

Definitions of cantaloup
  1. noun
    a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
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    type of:
    Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine
    any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
  2. noun
    the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
    synonyms: cantaloupe
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    type of:
    muskmelon, sweet melon
    the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers
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