- melon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
--1 is a kind of edible fruit
--1 is a part of melon, melon vine
--1 has particulars: melon ball; muskmelon, sweet melon; watermelon- melon, melon vine - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
--2 is a kind of gourd, gourd vine
--2 has parts: melon
--2 has particulars:watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris; sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo; cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus - melon, melon vine - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers