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| can·ta·loupe [ kánt'l p ] (plural can·ta·loupes) or can·ta·loup [ kánt'l p ] (plural can·ta·loups) |
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orange-fleshed melon: a round melon with a netted, often ridged rind and aromatic orange flesh. Latin name Cucumis melo reticulatus.
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| [Late 18th century. Via French< Italian Cantaluppi, papal villa near Rome where a similar melon was introduced from Armenia] |
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