: any of several winter melons with usually yellow rind and sweet white, yellow, or orange flesh
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Recent Examples on the WebTheir names, as well as their tastes, are exotic: casaba, galia, Hami, even Lemon Drop and Santa Claus (this latter because it is sold at the market into wintertime). Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019 The secret to finding a good cantaloupe (or honeydew, Crenshaw, casaba or the other melons of this type) is to put your nose to the stem end, the round depression, and sniff. Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 15 Aug. 2017