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citron melon
noun
- a round, hard-fleshed watermelon, Citrullus lanatus citroides, used candied or pickled.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of citron melon1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences
Sarah Ellen noticed with great gratification that her hostess had put on two of the best tea-cups and some citron-melon preserves.
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The fruit, sometimes called monkey-bread, is about the size of a citron melon.
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Preserved citron-melon will be still better for this purpose than the dry candied citron.
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Cream-tartar biscuit, and some cold bread, and some preserved plums; or was it citron-melon she meant to have?
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