pineapple melon

English

Alternative forms

  • pineapple-melon

Etymology

From musk + melon.

Noun

pineapple melon (plural pineapple melons)

  1. Cucumis melo var. saccharinus, a particularly tender and sweet cultivar of muskmelon close to Cucumis melo var. reticulatus of rare commercial application for preserves.
    Synonym: sucrin
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