nutmeg melon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nutmeg melon
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The Nutmeg Melon has been long in cultivation, and is almost everywhere to be found in the vegetable garden, though seldom in a perfectly unmixed state.
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