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Melon
A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. It can also specifically refer to Cucumis melo, commonly known as the "true melon" or simply "melon". The term "melon" can apply to both the plant and its fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". The word melon derives from Latin melopepo,[1][2] which is the latinization of the Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), meaning "melon",[3] itself a compound of μῆλον (mēlon), "apple", treefruit (of any kind)"[4] and πέπων (pepōn), amongst others "a kind of gourd or melon".[5] Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of the true melon, such as the cantaloupe and honeydew.
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "melon". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ melopepo. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
- ^ μηλοπέπων. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
- ^ μῆλον in Liddell and Scott.
- ^ πέπων in Liddell and Scott.
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