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Muskmelon

முலாம் பழம்

Cucumis melo

Muskmelon
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Overview

Cucumis melo, also known as melon or true melon, is a species of Cucumis that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. The fruit is a pepo. The flesh is either sweet or bland, with or without an aroma, and the rind can be smooth, ribbed, wrinkled or netted. The species is sometimes referred to as muskmelon. However, there is no consensus about the usage of this term, as it can also be used as a specific name for the musky netted-rind American cantaloupe, or as a generic name for any sweet-flesh variety such the inodorous smooth-rind honeydew melon.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Cucumis melo — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): முலாம் பழம் — CC BY-SA 4.0