melon

/ˈmɛlən/
noun
  1. A large, sweet fruit with a thick rind and juicy flesh, typically from plants in the gourd family (e.g., cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon).
    • We sliced a cold melon for dessert on a hot summer day.
    • The farmer grew several types of melon in his field.
    • She added chunks of melon to the fruit salad for extra sweetness.
  2. The plant that produces this fruit.
    • Bees pollinated the yellow flowers of the melon.
    • The melon vines spread across the garden patch.
    • He watered the melon plants every morning during the dry spell.
  3. A shade of pale green or orange similar to the flesh of a melon.
    • The dress came in melon, sky blue, and white.
    • She painted the nursery walls a soft melon color.
    • He chose a melon tie to match the floral pattern.