Word Finder - melon

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Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.

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The fruit of such plants.

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A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.

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(usually in the plural) Breasts.

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The head.

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A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.

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A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.

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Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.

Of the melon and cucumber there are both bitter and sweet varieties.

The principal of these are the vinery, peach house, cucumber and melon house and orchard house.

There were exotic cheeses, a crusty baguette, hard salami and melon wrapped in prosciutto.

White bryony is a member of the melon family and black bryony is a member of the yarn family.

The fruit also has a sweet scent like a ripe melon.

Instead of cakes or biscuits, try having a currant bun, a slice of melon or some malt loaf with low-fat spread.

And multiple clinical studies have clearly established the role of bitter melon in people with diabetes.

I felt the weight of it in my hand like a large, furry melon.

Best enjoyed, IMHO, with honeydew melon, white cheese and a nice bit of fish.

In the autumn of 2001, two isolates were collected from a severely blighted pear melon field near the town of Baños.

I think Mojo's water melon is filled with liquor for the company mixer he never attended.

Cut the melon in half, scoop out the seeds and remove the rind.

Typical aromas are poached pears, white peach, winter melon and ginger spice.

It was the scene of two naval battles of the t Transverse section of the fruit of the melon (Cucumis melo), showing the placentas (p1), with the seeds attached to them.

The list of seeds given for the southern states in January may now be used at the north, while for most of the southern states tender vegetables, such as egg plant, okra, sweet potatoes, melon, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, &c., may be sown and planted.

Seeds of Lima beans, sweet corn, melon, okra, cucumbers, &c., should be sown; and sow for succession peas, spinach, lettuce, beans, radishes, &c., every ten days.

Alternatives were a vol-au-vent filled with mushrooms and smoked bacon in a cream and garlic sauce; or melon and orange.

Melon bowls-Melon bowls are easy to make.

Create wheels by adding orange or grapefruit slices to the side of the melon with toothpicks.

Combine the vodka, melon liqueur and juice.

Bitter Melon or charantia is actually a fruit which may help to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetic patients.

Clinical studies conducted in both China and Thailand have suggested that Bitter Melon may be useful for this purpose in treating diabetics.

Bitter Melon is also thought to exhibit antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Decorator's Choice has contemporary patterns with modern designs in attractive new colors such as camel, coco leaf, moss, avocado, butter, deep orange, melon, deep lavender, jet black and crimson.

Most are variegated with the underside of the shell often having a melon or russet color.

Kick for women is both fruity and sweet, boasting melon, pair, mandarin, peony, peach, vanilla and passion fruit notes.

The melon daiquiri has sake instead of rum and actual melons blended in.

There is vegetable rennet, which is made from enzymes found in safflower, melon, fig leaves or thistles, and there is microbial rennet, which is made from mold cultures or bacteria or are created artificially in a lab.

For example, try a fancy spin on ham (like prosciutto-wrapped melon?) for a spring fete, or a tasty fruitcake as your groom's cake around the holidays.

They turn from green to brown when the melon is ripe.

Another way to tell if your watermelon is ready to harvest is to look at the skin of the melon.

Try Sugar Baby, a popular sweet melon, or Yellow Doll, a watermelon with yellow flesh.

Some varieties of small melon, like the "Minnesota Midget" variety of cantaloupe, can be grown in a pot.

In the case of squash or melon plants, planting marigolds to repel squash bugs is a pretty easy call.

Try more unusual fruits like 1/4 pomegranate or melon, berries when in season.

This soft cotton knit shirt is comes in coral melon, pale lupine, pale navy and true navy.

The ripe nose tells a different story showing lush melon, peach and banana flavors.

With flavors of ripe melon and butterscotch with notes of minerality, the Wine News rated this Chardonnay at 87 points.

Showing lively acidity and plenty of lemon, lime and tart apple, the 2004 is much less ripe than the 2003, which displayed lush melon and stone fruit.

Not that we've figured it out up here, apparently some of the Pinot Blanc grown in California is Melon de Bourgogne, go figure.

Melon de Bourgogne originated in Burgundy and is widely grown in the Loire where it is often referred to as Muscadet, and go figure again.

In Oregon it goes by the Pinot Gris tag, and they are solid white wines with seductive appeal of spiciness, aromatics, and melon or pear fruit flavors.

The Semillon adds femininity, with melon and floral attributes and some other oddball but seductive bits.

Even through the salty air, I could whiff the wine's bright citrus, melon, wild meadow aromas, and some honeysuckle blossoms.

The rich palate formed in traditional Sauvignon Blanc style with lemon-grapefruit brightness, granite minerals, and turning round with buttery vanilla and again with honeydew melon, apricots, and fragrant honeysuckle.

The palate is fruit-rich with apple and melon flavors and just the right amount of tang.

Class citrus notes prevail, but the richness gives it a fig-like and melon flavor.

It has a fruity aroma with a melon and citrus aftertaste.

This wine punch can be served with citrus fruit, stone fruits, and even melon.

Pine Meadows offers many excellent suggestions for how to make your own soap, including recipes for cucumber melon, oats and honey, or cranberry raspberry soap.