melon
/ˈmelən/noun
1
- the large round fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with sweet pulpy flesh and many seeds瓜, 甜瓜。
1.1
- mass noun the edible flesh of such fruit瓜肉：
a slice of melon.
一片瓜。
1.2
- （一般作melons）informal a woman's breast〈非正式〉妇女胸部。
2
- the Old World plant which yields this fruit瓜类植物。
2.1
- Cucumis melo subsp. melo, family Cucurbitaceae: many varieties.拉丁名Cucumis melo subsp. melo,葫芦科：多品种。
3
- Zoology a mass of waxy material in the head of dolphins and other toothed whales, thought to focus acoustic signals【动】额隆体。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin melo, melon-, contraction of Latin melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon 'apple' + pepōn 'gourd'.