: any of several winter melons with usually yellow rind and sweet white, yellow, or orange flesh
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Their names, as well as their tastes, are exotic: casaba, galia, Hami, even Lemon Drop and Santa Claus (this latter because it is sold at the market into wintertime).
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Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019
The secret to finding a good cantaloupe (or honeydew, Crenshaw, casaba or the other melons of this type) is to put your nose to the stem end, the round depression, and sniff.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 15 Aug. 2017
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Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019
The secret to finding a good cantaloupe (or honeydew, Crenshaw, casaba or the other melons of this type) is to put your nose to the stem end, the round depression, and sniff.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 15 Aug. 2017
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“Casaba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casaba. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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casaba
noun
ca·sa·ba
kə-ˈsäb-ə 
: any of several muskmelons that have a usually yellow rind and sweet flesh and keep well
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