melon

adj

Etymology: From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

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

noun

1. Alternative form of mellon.