Definition of Canteloupe
Can"ta*loupe (?), n. [F.
cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste
of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they
were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported
from Armenia.] A muskmelon of several varieties, having when
mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange
color. [Written also cantaleup.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Europe) A type of melon, Cucumis melo cantaloupensis,. Also known as "true cantaloupe".
- (US) (AU) A type of melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus , with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. Also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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