Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Muskmelon \Musk"mel`on\, n. [Musk + melon.] (Bot.)
   The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant ({Cicumis Melo}), having
   a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties,
   the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and
   yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish
   flesh. See Illust. of {Melon}.

Source : WordNet®

muskmelon
     n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
          rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet
          melon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
     2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
        related to cucumbers [syn: {sweet melon}]