Cantaloupe, eg (5)
I believe the answer is:
melon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cantaloupe eg</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that Cucumis melo cantalupensis is a type of Cucumis melo)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for melon that I've seen before include "Large sweet gourd" , "US profits" , "Fruit of the gourd family with a hard rind and juicy flesh" , "Ogen or cantaloupe, for instance" , "Large vine fruit" .)