rockmelon

Noun

 * 1)  A type of melon,, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.
 * 2) * 1998, FAO, Pesticide Residues in Food, 1998, Evaluations: Part 1: Residues, Volume 1, |%22rockmelons%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=IIHtVghHOv&sig=Fn0FCYGOHL1ppLmOX9qih-qR2UU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DT0RUIfCOuiTiQfmuoD4Bw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22rockmelon%22|%22rockmelons%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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 the dippings and contained 409 mg/l and 404 mg/l respectively. Four samples each of rockmelon and cucumber were taken 0, 3 and 7 days after treatment and homogenized.

Usage notes
Within Australia, C. m. reticulatus is known as rockmelon in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales, and as either rockmelon or in Victoria.