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cantaloupe
(redirected from Charentais)

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cantaloupe: see gourd gourd (gôrd, g
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; melon melon, fruit of Cucumis melo, a plant of the family Curcurbitaceae ( gourd family) native to Asia and now cultivated extensively in warm regions. There are many varieties, differing in taste, color, and skin texture—e.g.
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cantaloupe, cantaloup
1. a cultivated variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, with ribbed warty rind and orange flesh
2. any of several other muskmelons

cantaloupe [′kant·əl‚ōp]
(botany)
The fruit (pepo) ofCucumis malo, a small, distinctly netted, round to oval muskmelon of the family Cucurbitaceae in the order Violales.


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RELATED ARTICLE: Charentais Melon Carpaccio, Mango Chaat and Jackfruit Sorbet (Serves 4)
French Charentais melons: A French breakfast melon popular in Europe, skin is green and smooth with green lines, orange flesh, range from 1 to 2 pounds, sweet and perfumy.
Augustin, La Revolution francaise en Haut-Poitou et pays charentais (Toulouse, 1989) and C.
 
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