rockmelon

Netted orange fruit

Rockmelon is the Australian and New Zealand term for what Americans call cantaloupe—a round melon with rough, netted skin and sweet orange flesh.

The name references the melon's hard, rock-like rind.

I picked up a rockmelon at the market for breakfast.

In American and British English, cantaloupe or simply melon is more common.

eating

juicy

Full of moisture

hydrating · aromatic · fragrant · tender · fleshy · ripe · chilled · sliced · cubed · scooped

fruit

honeydew

Green-fleshed muskmelon variety

vine · rind · flesh · seeds · netted · spherical · ripe · harvest · produce · orchard

summer

refreshing

Pleasingly restorative

barbecue · poolside · beach · outdoor · seasonal · harvest · quenching · chilled · fruit platter · entertaining

Opposites
melon variety contrast

rockmelonhoneydew

Green-fleshed muskmelon variety

honeydew melon · winter melon · bitter melon · watermelon

Family

rocky, rocks, melons, cantaloupe, muskmelon, rocklike, rockier, rockiest

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G