Originally , cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted orange - fleshed melons of Europe ; however , in more recent usage it has come to mean any orange - fleshed melon ( '' C. melo '' ) .
Originally , cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted orange - fleshed melons of Europe . 
 However , in more recent usage , it has come to mean any orange - fleshed melon ( '' C. melo '' ) .