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| cantaloupe |
a round melon with a hard, rough skin and orange flesh. |
| honeydew melon |
a melon with a smooth rind that is light green in color and that has sweet, green flesh. |
| melon |
A melon is a kind of fruit. It has a hard skin on the outside, but it is soft and sweet inside when it is ready to eat. Melons grow on vines, and they often have many seeds inside. |
| muskmelon |
a round melon with juicy, sweet flesh that ranges in color from almost white to light orange or green. A cantaloupe is a kind of muskmelon. |
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