late 14c., from Old French melon (13c.), from Medieval Latin melonem (nominative melo), from Latin melopeponem, a kind of pumpkin, from Greek melopepon "gourd-apple" (name for several kinds [..]

A fatty structure on the forehead of some cetaceans that is used to direct sound waves emitted during echolocation. membrane

To dream of melons, denotes ill health and unfortunate ventures in business. To eat them, signifies that hasty action will cause you anxiety. To see them growing on green vines, denotes that present troubles will result in good fortune for you.   

[Spanish] cantaloupe.

There are three kinds of melons (aside from watermelon, a different species entirely). Small melons with ridged skin, such as the charentais, more common in Europe; and those with a meshed rind, such [..]

A member of the gourd family. There are two groups of melons: muskmelon and watermelon, of which there are many varieties.

These sweet, perfumed Jamaican fruits, Jamaican melons belong to the gourd family, as do squash and Jamaican pumpkin. There are two broad categories of edible Jamaican melon. T

There are three kinds of melons (aside from watermelon, a different species entirely). Small melons with ridged skin, such as the charentais, more common in Europe; and those with a meshed rind, such [..]

[Spanish] cantaloupe.

(n) any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh(n) any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers

lipid-filled sac in the forehead of whales that helps to focus sound

Slang for the head or brain, as in “Use your melon”. For more information on using your melon.

In toothed whales, dolphins and popoises, the melon is the area of the forehead that is fatty and often rounded in appearance. The melon is used in these species to help with echolocation.

a member of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae; grown on vines worldwide, these fruits generally have a thick hard rind, many seeds and a sweet juicy flesh; there are two principal types: muskmelons and w [..]

a member of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae; grown on vines worldwide, these fruits generally have a thick hard rind, many seeds and a sweet juicy flesh; there are two principal types

melon

 the often bulging, fatty forehead of a toothed cetacean

(countable) Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. # Genus ''Cucurbita'', various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantal [..]