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The Canary melon (Cucumis melo (Inodorus group) [1]) or winter melon [2] is a large, bright-yellow elongated melon with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a distinctively sweet flavor that is slightly tangier than a honeydew melon. The flesh looks like that of a pear but is softer. When ripe, the rind has a slightly waxy feel.
Honeydew melon, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Honeydew melon flower. The honeydew melon is one of the two main cultivar types in Cucumis melo Inodorus Group. [3] It is characterized by the smooth, often green or yellowish rind and lack of musky odor. The other main type in the Inodorus Group is the wrinkle-rind casaba melon. [4]
A closely related melon with the same shape but with a yellow peel is known as 'Amarillo', or canary melon. The attractive green and gold-to-bright yellow-striped Santa Claus melon somewhat resembles a small watermelon. Inside is a mellow and mildly flavoured, pale-greenish flesh very similar to that of a honeydew. The ripest Santa Claus melon ...
A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. It can also specifically refer to Cucumis melo, commonly known as the "true melon" or simply "melon". The term "melon" can apply to both the plant and its fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo".
The watermelon is used variously as a symbol of Palestinian resistance, [57] [58] [59] of the Kherson region in Ukraine, and of eco-socialism, as in 'green on the outside, red on the inside'. Because it is mostly water, the watermelon has been used to symbolize abrosexuality , a "fluid" or changing sexual orientation.
Both melons are versatile, and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes, so don’t feel like you have to pick one over the other. Instead, I’d suggest experimenting with both to find ...
A small melon with a hardy exterior, making it able to be stored as a winter melon. The skin is green flecked with pale green, and the flesh is also green, being very sweet and juicy. [1] 'Ha'ogen' An aromatic melon with flavorful green flesh. 'Hackensack' The outside is hardy and netted, with deep ribs, as well as a golden color mottled with ...
Cucumis myriocarpus (paddy melon) is often confused with Citrullus lanatus (the Afghan melon, camel melon or bitter wooly melon) in Australia, where both species are introduced. Cucumis myriocarpus has many small fruit, hidden under the leaves. The fruit are smaller than a golf ball and green in colour, developing to yellow on maturity.