netted melon
- noun
- I prefer the sweet, juicy taste of a netted melon to regular cantaloupe.
Examples
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The farmer harvested several netted melons from his field in late summer.
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After slicing the netted melon, she served it as a refreshing dessert.
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I bought a fresh netted melon at the market.
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The netted melon is my favorite fruit in summer.
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I bought a sweet netted melon at the farmers' market for a summer picnic.
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The netted melon has a delicious flavor that makes it perfect for smoothies.
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During the hot months, my family enjoys slices of netted melon as a healthy snack.
Synonyms
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A large round or oval fruit with thick skin and soft sweet inside like a watermelon
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A round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh eaten fresh
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A sweet, fragrant fruit with orange flesh like a cantaloupe
A sweet melon with green flesh and a net-like rind
A melon with a net-like skin and sweet green flesh that people eat
A melon with rough netted skin and sweet green flesh
A vine that makes sweet melons like cantaloupe or honeydew
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'netted' (having a mesh-like surface) modifies 'melon' (a fruit), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a melon with a net-like patterned rind and sweet flesh. This is a literal, compositional description following common cross-linguistic patterns for naming fruits, so the meaning is directly recoverable.
Etymology
The name netted melon comes from the fruit's skin, which has a 'net-like' pattern. Here netted describes the webbed look and melon is the fruit, so the name helps you remember it's the sweet muskmelon with green flesh.