Muskmelon:
One of the two broad classes of melon. Muskmelons have been grown for thousands of years by many cultures. The two main skin textures are netted (such as cantaloupe), and smooth (crenshaw or honeydew).
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Muskmelon varieties have either netted skin, like cantaloupes and Christmas melons, or smooth skin, like honeydew and casaba melons. Other muskmelons include Spanish, Persian, winter and Crenshaw varieties.
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Muskmelons are called "cantaloupes" in North America, but they are not actually cantaloupes. True cantaloupes are European and are not exported to the U.S. The light orange flesh is mild, sweet, and very juicy. Muskrat ...
A type of muskmelon that has a longer ripening life, allowing it to remain firm and sweeter flavored without becoming soft.
A. Like squash, muskmelon, and watermelon, pumpkin is a member of the gourd family.
Pumpkins are very adaptable and can be grown just about anywhere. They range in size and weight from a few pounds to well over 100 pounds.
muskmelon A melon with netted skin, sometimes called nutmeg melon because of its resemblance to the spice, and orange or pale green flesh; ...
cantaloupe = nutmeg melon = muskmelon = netted melon = rockmelon Notes: These are popular because they're easy to select and very sweet. Ripe cantaloupes have dull yellow backgrounds with raised netting.
Summer melons (cantaloupe, muskmelons) are normally more fragrant than winter melons, but fragrance alone is not a reliable indicator of ripeness or quality. Except for true cantaloupes, summer melons should not have an attached stem.
Cantaloupe, American - a muskmelon with a raised netting over a smooth grayish-beige skin, pale orange flesh, large seed cavity with many seeds and a sweet, refreshing, distinctive flavor; also known as a netted melon or nutmeg melon.
cantaloupe (KAN-tuh-lohp) - A variety of muskmelon. . It is found in many shapes and sizes. Because of trade usage, cantaloupe has become the name commonly applied to muskmelons grown in the U.S.
Melon (Cucumis melo): cantaloupe and other muskmelons, honeydew
Sunberry or wonderberry (Solanum spp.)
Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris)
The false fruits are not botanically fruits at all but are used as fruits in the kitchen: ...
Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a false berry. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons.
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Far richer and intense in flavour than anything you can buy, and yet it's almost all just healthy fruit. The fruits that work best have a fairly smooth fleshy texture; things like mangoes, muskmelons, peaches, apricots, and bananas...." ...
 See also: Melon, Fruit, Skin, Melons, Orange
  
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