ca·sa·ba also cas·sa·ba (k -sä b)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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| Noun | 1. |  casaba - melon having yellowish rind and whitish fleshwinter melon - the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well |
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