(Mode) Bowler, runder, steifer Herrenhut aus schwarzem Filz, seit Mitte des 19. Jh. in Mode.
Im trop. Asien u. Afrika verbreitetes Kürbisgewächs, dessen Früchte in den heißen Gebieten für die Ernährung u. Erfrischung von Bedeutung sind. Die in Afrika heim. Wassermelone wird in fast allen wärmeren Ländern kultiviert.
Round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen; SYN. bowler, derby, plug hat.
ETYM French, from Latin melo, for melopepo an apple-shaped melon, Greek; melon apple; cf. Latin malum apple. Related to Marmalade.
Any of several large, juicy (95% water), thick-skinned fruits of trailing plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. The muskmelon Cucumis melo and the large red watermelon Citrullus vulgaris are two of the many edible varieties.
Thought to have originated in Asia, the melon became naturalized in the Nile Valley and was introduced to Europe at the end of the 15th century.
1. Any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh.
2. Any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers; SYN. melon vine.