Melon Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Papaya is often mistakenly referred to as a melon_tree, however this is due to confusion with true melon trees which are quite rare.
- The botanical gardens in Hawaii featured a beautiful tropical melon_tree that attracted many visitors.
- This plant is also known as the tree melon or melon_tree and its seeds are very nutritious.
- Growing over ten feet tall the melon_tree branches in many different directions and needs plenty of space.
- As the sun began to set the melon_tree created a beautiful shadow across the grass.