Melon

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For other uses, see Melon (disambiguation).

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae

Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruits, or may specify the typically sweet-fruiting members, muskmelon and watermelon.<ref>melon Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 7 September 2006.</ref><ref>melon UltraLingua English Dictionary. Retrieved 7 September 2006.</ref><ref>melon Random House Unabridged Dictionary on Infoplease. Retrieved 7 September 2006.</ref> Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a false berry. Many different cultivars have been produced, particularly of muskmelons.

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[edit] See also

Melon baller

[edit] References

Mabberley, D.J. 1987. The Plant Book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 706 pp. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
Magness, J.R., G.M. Markle, C.C. Compton. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. Interregional Research Project IR-4, IR Bul. 1 (Bul. 828 New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta.).