Muskmelon vs. Cantaloupe

Muskmelonnoun

A cantaloupe, a type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo (cantaloupe group), with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.

Muskmelonnoun

The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Cucumis Melo) of the gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.

Muskmelonnoun

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

Muskmelonnoun

the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers

Cantaloupenoun

A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.

Cantaloupenoun

Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.

Cantaloupenoun

Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.

Cantaloupenoun

An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.

Cantaloupenoun

A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color.

Cantaloupenoun

a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

Cantaloupenoun

the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh