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Musk"mel`on (?), n. [Musk +
melon.] (Bot.) The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant
(Cucumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and
cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the
cantaloupe (Cucumis Melo cantalupensis), of oval form
and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish
flesh. See Illust. of Melon.

Mus*ko"gees (?), n. pl.; sing.
Muskogee (&?;). (Ethnol.) A
powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the
region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large
part of the Creek confederacy. [Written also
Muscogees.]

Musk"rat` (?), n. 1.
(Zoöl.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent
(Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a
long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are
webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands
which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk.


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