also cantaloup, 1739, from French, from Italian, from Cantalupo, name of a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons first were grown in Europe after their introduction (supposedly from A [..]

A muskmelon of the round-to-oval, firm fleshed, no sutured, heavy-netted type.

A muskmelon of the round-to-oval, firm fleshed, no sutured, heavy-netted type.

A muskmelon with a embossed crisscross gray green rind and light orange flesh with a large seed cavity and numerous seeds. It has a sweet distinctive flavor.

This is a variety of muskmelon. Found in different shapes and sizes, these were used for trade usage

(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.

Jamaican cantaloupes have a raised netting on a smooth grayish-beige skin. The pale orange flesh is extremely juicy and sweet. Jamaican cantaloupes are heavy and have a sweet, fruity fragrance, a thick, well-raised netting and yield slightly to pressure at the blossom end. Jamaican cantaloupes are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, T

See entry on rockmelon.

(n) a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh(n) the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

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 nu [..]

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.

Rockmelon