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Cucumis melo reticulatus

Cucumis melo reticulatus

9.9
A melon with a net-like skin and sweet green flesh that people eat
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : melón reticulado
  • The Cucumis melo reticulatus thrives in warm climates and produces sweet, succulent fruit.

Examples

  • I bought a fresh Cucumis melo reticulatus at the farmer's market.

  • He prefers the taste of Cucumis melo reticulatus to other types of melons.

  • Botanists often use Cucumis melo reticulatus to refer to certain varieties of muskmelons.

  • The Cucumis melo reticulatus is known for its sweet flavor.

  • He prefers the taste of Cucumis melo reticulatus to other types of melons.

  • The Cucumis melo reticulatus thrives in warm climates and produces sweet, succulent fruit.

  • I bought a fresh Cucumis melo reticulatus at the farmer's market.

Synonyms

melon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
86 1.0

A large round or oval fruit with thick skin and soft sweet inside like a watermelon

is a particular thin-netted, green-fleshed variety within that broad fruit category
muskmelon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
1 5.3

A sweet, fragrant fruit with orange flesh like a cantaloupe

is a specific thin-netted variety with green flesh rather than general types
mushmelon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
  • Archaic
1 3.7

A round fruit with sweet orange flesh like a cantaloupe

is the thin-netted variety with green flesh rather than orange flesh
netted melon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
4.4

A sweet melon with a net-like skin and green flesh

is the thin-netted variety with green flesh cultivated for eating
net melon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
4.4

A sweet melon with green flesh and a net-like rind

is the thin-netted variety with green flesh cultivated for eating
nutmeg melon
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
4.9

A melon with rough netted skin and sweet green flesh

is the thin-netted variety with green flesh cultivated for eating
Cucumis melo
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
  • Specialized
8.1

A vine that makes sweet melons like cantaloupe or honeydew

is one thin-netted cultivated variety within that wider species
melon vine
vsCucumis melo reticulatus
3.9

A climbing plant that grows melons like watermelons or cantaloupes

is the cultivated thin-netted fruit variety, not the plant that grows it

Surface Forms

Cucumis melo reticulatus singular
Cucumis melo reticulati plural

Morphology

Cucumis + melo + reticulatus

This is a scientific Latin binomial composed of genus + species/varietal epithets: 'Cucumis' (a gourd genus) + 'melo' (melon) + 'reticulatus' (net-like/reticulated). If a learner knows these constituent Latin roots or taxonomic conventions they can reconstruct the meaning (a netted/reticulated melon), but these are domain-specific and not part of ordinary English compositional patterns, so the relation is only partially transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Cucumis melo reticulatus comes from Latin words: Cucumis ('cucumber'), melo ('melon') and reticulatus ('netted'). It names a type of muskmelon with a thin, netted skin and sweet green flesh, so the name literally describes the fruit's look and taste.