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casaba

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ca·sa·ba also cas·sa·ba  (k-säb)
n.
A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. Inodorus) having a yellow rind and sweet, whitish flesh.

[After Kasaba (Turgutlu), a city of western Turkey.]

casaba, cassaba [kəˈsɑːbə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a kind of winter muskmelon having a yellow rind and sweet juicy flesh
[from Kassaba, former name of Turgutlu, Turkey]
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Noun1.casaba - melon having yellowish rind and whitish fleshcasaba - melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh
winter melon - the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well


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