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- noun Plural form of
cantaloupe .
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Examples
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Okay, maybe not the size of a watermelon, but definitely as big as a cantaloupe one of those South American cantaloupes, which is a lot bigger than your California variety.
Excerpt: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey 2005
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The recalled cantaloupes were distributed to wholesalers and retailers in Alabama,
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The recalled cantaloupes were distributed to wholesalers and retailers in Alabama,
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Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for "potager" or (kitchen garden)
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Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for "potager" or (kitchen garden)
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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Doug Satterfield, vice president at Rollier's Hardware in Mt. Lebanon, said seed sales so far this year are up 20 percent over 2008, and that's just catering to early gardeners who start plants that require six to eight weeks of growth indoors before planting outside, such as cantaloupes and certain types of tomatoes.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2009
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As a part-time comedian, I've mentally prepared myself for the possibility of rotten tomatoes bound for my head, but if those tomatoes get replaced by cantaloupes, I could be in big trouble.
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: Giving New Meaning to the Words 'Food Fight' Todd Hartley 2011
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Because bees pollinate 90% of the commercial plants humans use, from cantaloupes to cotton, not to mention flowers and countless wild plants that rely on pollination by bees to survive.
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Interview: Taggart Siegel & Jon Betz, Makers of Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? Jonathan Kim 2011
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"I had them last year that big," he said of the cantaloupes, indicating something the size of a bowling ball.
A Sunny Plot to Feel Good Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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As a part-time comedian, I've mentally prepared myself for the possibility of rotten tomatoes bound for my head, but if those tomatoes get replaced by cantaloupes, I could be in big trouble.
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: Giving New Meaning to the Words 'Food Fight' Todd Hartley 2011
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