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melon shrub — pepino (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
melon — /mel euhn/, n. 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon. 2. medium crimson or deep pink. 3. the visible upper portion of the head of a surfacing whale or dolphin, including the beak, eyes, and… … Universalium
melon tree — noun tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit • Syn: ↑papaya, ↑papaia, ↑pawpaw, ↑papaya tree, ↑Carica papaya • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • … Useful english dictionary
Nutmeg melon — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pepino — /peuh pee noh/, n., pl. pepinos. 1. a rounded, cone shaped hill in a karstic area. 2. Also called melon pear, melon shrub. a Peruvian plant, Solanum muricatum, of the nightshade family, having spiny foliage, bright blue flowers, and edible purple … Universalium
SOLANUM MURICATUM AIT. - ДЫННАЯ ГРУША — см. 851. ПолуКустарник. Многолетнее растение. S. muricatum Ait. Дынная груша Hort. Kew ed. 1, 1 (1759) 256. Тютин (1954) 91. Культ. фл. 20 (1958) 386, илл. Schultes et Romero (1962) 254, ill. S y n. S. variegatum Ruiz et Pav.; S. scabrum Lam.; S … Справочник растений
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List of culinary fruits — This list of culinary fruits contains the names of some fruits that are considered edible in some cuisines. The definition of fruit for these lists is a culinary fruit, i.e. Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does… … Wikipedia
