cucurbit vs melon

cucurbit

noun
  • Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds. 

melon

noun
  • Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including honeydew, cantaloupes, and horned melon. 

  • A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations. 

  • Genus Benincasa, a winter melon 

  • Breasts. 

  • Genus Momordica, a bitter melon 

  • A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh. 

  • The head. 

  • Fruit of such plants. 

  • The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link. 

  • A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group. 

  • Genus Citrullus, watermelons and others 

adj
  • Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh. 

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