muskmelon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

muskmelon
    n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
         rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
         melon}, {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
    2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
       related to cucumbers [syn: {muskmelon}, {sweet melon}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Muskmelon \Musk"mel`on\, n. [Musk + melon.] (Bot.)
   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}.
   [1913 Webster]