muskmelons

Fragrant summer fruits

Muskmelons are a variety of melon with sweet, aromatic flesh and netted or ridged skin.

The category includes cantaloupes, honeydews, and similar melons prized for their fragrance—the "musk" in the name refers to their perfumed scent when ripe.

The muskmelons from the farmers market were perfectly sweet.

aroma

cantaloupe

Orange-fleshed melon variety

ripeness · sweetness · perfume · bouquet · scent · essence · whiff · redolence · ambrosial · nectarous

varieties

cantaloupe

Orange-fleshed melon variety

Persian · Santa Claus · canary · Korean · netted

cultivation

vine

Trailing climbing plant

tendrils · harvesting · garden · horticulture · irrigation · pollination · seeds · seedling · transplant · compost

sweetness

honey

Bees' viscous nectar product

  • nectarFloral sugar water
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
  • dessertSweet course after dinner

syrup · ripe · luscious · succulent · confection · sorbet · smoothie · juice · sweet · delicate

summer

harvest

Gathering mature crops

sunshine · barbecue · vacation · outdoor · heatwave · juicy · farmer's market · roadside stand · solstice · leisure

refreshing

hydrating

Supplying with fluid

chilled · crisp · revitalizing · invigorating · succulent · thirst-quenching · light · nourishing · watery · rejuvenating

Opposites
melon type

muskmelonswatermelons

Large striped summer fruit

winter melons · bitter melons

Family

muskmelon

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G