Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun persian_melon

2 senses of persian melon

Sense 1
winter melon, Persian melon, honeydew melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus -- (any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell)
       => sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo -- (any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell)

Sense 2
Persian melon -- (the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh)
       => winter melon -- (the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well)