What is a mush melon?

While both of these cantaloupe varieties are muskmelons, not all muskmelons are cantaloupes. The name muskmelon comes from the sweet fragrance of the ripe fruit. The term musk comes from a Persian word for perfume, and melon is a French word derived from the Latin melopepo, which means"apple-shaped melon". read more

Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth-skinned varieties such as honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars (cantaloupe, Persian melon, and Santa Claus or Christmas melon). read more

In certain parts of the US, mostly in the Appalachian areas, Mush melon and Musk melon mean the same things: Cantaloupe. You don't hear those terms as much these days as you did 40 or 50 years ago. read more