pepo
Meaning
Noun
- A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
- A plant producing such a fruit.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων ("large melon"), from πέπων, from πέπτω. Compare pumpkin.
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