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Noun: melon tree
  1. Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
    - papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, Carica papaya

Derived forms: melon trees

Type of: fruit tree

Part of: Carica, genus Carica

Encyclopedia: Melon tree

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Melogale
meloid
Meloidae
Melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
melolonthid beetle
Melolonthidae
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melon ball
melon tree
melon vine
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Melophagus
Melophagus Ovinus
Melopsittacus
Melopsittacus undulatus
melosa
Melospiza
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza melodia