winter melon vine
- noun
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planta de melón de invierno
- The winter melon vine sprawled across the garden fence, bearing several large fruits by midsummer.
Examples
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Many farmers cultivate the winter melon vine for its nutritious fruit.
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The winter melon vine grows rapidly in warm climates.
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Farmers recommend planting winter melon vine in well-drained soil for optimal growth.
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She learned to cook soup using fresh winter melon vine harvested from her backyard.
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Farmers recommend planting winter melon vine in well-drained soil for optimal growth.
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Many farmers cultivate the winter melon vine for its nutritious fruit.
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The winter melon vine sprawled across the garden fence, bearing several large fruits by midsummer.
Synonyms
A large green fruit with pale flesh used in Asian cooking or the plant that makes it
A group of melons with smooth white skin and pale flesh that have little or no strong musky smell
A climbing plant that grows melons like watermelons or cantaloupes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'winter melon' denotes a type of melon and 'vine' denotes a climbing plant, so 'winter melon vine' is predictably a vine that produces winter melons. This standard noun-noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the referent (even if they might not know culinary specifics).
Etymology
Winter melon vine names the climbing plant that grows the large winter melon. These melons keep well and were stored for use in the cold months, so people called the fruit a 'winter melon' and the plant became known as the vine that bears it.
