winter melon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Benincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
  2. Any late-maturing variety of true melon (Cucumis melo), such as honeydew melon (Inodorus Group), Cassaba melon (Cassaba Group), and Spanish melon (Ibericus Group).
  3. A type of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). obsolete
    — There is also a winter-melon, large and with black seeds, exceedingly cooling, brought us from abroad, and the hotter climates, where they drink water after eating melons...

词形变化

winter melons plural winter melons plural winter melons plural

词源

词源 1
Calque of Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).
词源 2
Calque of French melon d'hiver.
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