- the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon, squash, cucumber, and pumpkin, having a firm rind, fleshy watery pulp, and numerous seeds
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pe•po
(pē′pō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pos.
- Plant Biologythe characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Greek pépōn, short for pépōn (síkyos) ripe (gourd)
- Latin pepō large melon, pumpkin
- 1700–10
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pepo /ˈpiːpəʊ/ n ( pl -pos)
'pepo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pumpkin
- squash
- vegetable marrow
- Cimabue
- gourd
- melon
- pattypan squash
- pepino
- spaghetti squash
- summer squash