cantaloupe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cantaloupe
    n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind
         and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup},
         {cantaloupe vine}, {cantaloup vine}, {Cucumis melo
         cantalupensis}]
    2: the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon
       with yellowish flesh [syn: {cantaloup}, {cantaloupe}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cantaloupe \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}.]
   [1913 Webster]