Muskmelon vs. Rockmelon

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

Rockmelonnoun

A type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.