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melon

[mel-uhn] / ˈmɛl ən /


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They worked a week picking melons, got their $600 paycheck and never returned.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s particularly interested in cucumber melons, which are genetically closer to a cantaloupe or honeydew than a cucumber.

From New York Times

But they also can be soccer fields, golf courses, even farm fields for annual crops like tomatoes or melons.

From Los Angeles Times

I suppose it depends on your definition of “graphic,” but audibly squishing a guy’s head like a melon is violent all right!

From New York Times

Then there was an attempt to salvage under-ripe melon with shrimp that, to her, tasted OK.

From Seattle Times