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Persian melon
(redirected from winter melon)

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Persian melon [′pər·zhən ′mel·ən]
(botany)
A variety of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) in the order Violales; the fruit is globular and without sutures, and has dark-green skin, thin abundant netting, and firm, thick, orange flesh.


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