单词 | marsh melon |
释义 | > as lemmasmarsh melon marsh melon n. a cultivar of melon, esp. the canteloupe, Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. cantalupensis, and another melon found chiefly in India, Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. mormordica, whose ovoid to cylindrical fruit have white or pale orange flesh that is fairly low in sugar. ΚΠ 1821 Brit. Press 19 Dec. I have an excellent crop of Indian corn, potatoes, beans, pease,..water melons, marsh melons, [etc.]. 1879 H. N. Moseley Notes by Naturalist on ‘Challenger’ 70 The latter [melons] are remarkably fine in size and flavour, both water and marsh melons. 1966 S. Dutta Hort. E. Region India iii. 219 There is another type of Cucumis, called marsh-melon, which is grown in the eastern region. 2007 P. Salstrom From Pioneering to Persevering ii. 27 They grew corn, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, ‘pickles’, beans, beets, carrots, watermelon, marsh-melon, and pumpkins. < as lemmas |
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