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A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. It can also specifically refer to Cucumis melo, commonly known as the "true melon" or simply "melon".
Canary melon and cantaloupe
Watermelon and melon in India
Horned melon
Painted green melons. Chennai, India, 2010
Cantaloupe
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The cantaloupe is a type of true melon with sweet, aromatic, and usually orange flesh. Originally, cantaloup referred to the true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe with non- to slightly netted and oft
Melon
…and πέπων (pepōn), amongst others "a kind of gourd or melon". Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of the true melon, such as the cantaloupe and honeydew. Melons were thought to have originated in Africa. However, recent studies suggest a Southwest Asian origin, especially Iran and India…
European cantaloupe (true cantaloupe)
American Western cantaloupe (muskmelon)