horned melon
horned melon noun: a plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.
Noun
horned melon (countable and uncountable, plural horned melons)
- A plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.
- The fruit of the horned melon plant, having yellow-orange skin and lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.
horned melon meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai
horned melon in Malayalam
- plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
- മുള്ളൻ കക്കിരി muḷḷaṉ kakkiri
horned melon in Arabic
- plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
- كيوانو
horned melon in Indonesian
- plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
- melon tanduk
horned melon in Thai
- plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
- คิวาโน kí-waa-nóo, แตงหนาม dtɛɛng-nǎam, แตงเขา dtɛɛng-kǎo
Forms of horned melon
| plural | horned melons |
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Origin of horned melon
From horned + melon.
Questions about horned melon
- What does horned melon mean?
- Horned melon means a plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.
- What is horned melon in Malayalam?
- Horned melon in Malayalam is മുള്ളൻ കക്കിരി (muḷḷaṉ kakkiri). See Horned melon meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is horned melon?
- Horned melon is a noun.
- What is the plural of horned melon?
- The plural of horned melon is horned melons.
Words near horned melon in the dictionary
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