plural melons
often attributive
1
: any of various typically sweet gourds (such as a muskmelon or watermelon) usually eaten raw as fruits
2
: something rounded like a melon: such as
a
: a rounded organ in the front of the head of some cetaceans and all toothed whales that is composed of lipids and waxy material and is thought to be utilized in echolocation
b
: a person's head
A great afternoon at the park usually meant coming home with blisters on our hands, a bump or two on the melon and the obligatory skinned knee.—
Robb Moretti
Robb Moretti3
a
: a surplus of profits available for distribution to stockholders
b
: a financial windfall
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Start cucumbers, squash, and melons in large pots now for transplant in a few weeks or plant the seeds directly in the ground toward the end of the month.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Studies investigating watermelon production, a close cucumber relative, found interplanting rows of watermelon with rows of radishes and buckwheat (a plant used to attract beneficial insects) resulted in fewer cucumber beetles on melon plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For firmer items, such as cucumbers or melons, the FDA recommends scrubbing their surfaces with a clean produce brush.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Studies investigating watermelon production, a close cucumber relative, found interplanting rows of watermelon with rows of radishes and buckwheat (a plant used to attract beneficial insects) resulted in fewer cucumber beetles on melon plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For firmer items, such as cucumbers or melons, the FDA recommends scrubbing their surfaces with a clean produce brush.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for melon
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“Melon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melon. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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melon
noun
mel·on
ˈmel-ən 
: any of various fruits (as a cantaloupe, honeydew melon, or watermelon) of the gourd family that have juicy and usually sweet flesh eaten raw and a firm rind
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