rockmelon

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rockmelon

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noun rockmelons

Australia, New Zealand A type of melon, Cucumis melo var. reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. 1998, FAO, Pesticide Residues in Food, 1998, Evaluations: Part 1: Residues, Volume 1, page 459, Australia reported trials on cucumbers, zucchini, rockmelons and watermelons. […] Twenty-four rockmelons were dipped, followed by 24 cucumbers. The dimethoate dip solution was analysed before and after th
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@misc{rockmelon_2026,
  title = {rockmelon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rockmelon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}