Cucumis melo cu·cu·mis·melo uncommon noun 1. any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell Synonymssweet melonmuskmelonsweet melon vineCucumis melo Related words Word family Cucumis melo cantalupensisCucumis melo inodorusCucumis melo reticulatus Broader terms melon Narrower terms cantaloupewinter melonnet melon Parts Cucumis Part of muskmelon WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.