pepo

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpiː.pəʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpi.poʊ/

Noun

pepo (plural pepos)

1. A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
2. A plant producing such a fruit.
   • 1945, George Francis Carter, Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest, Issue 5‎, page 25

     The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.

Synonyms

• (fruit) gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber
• (plant) cucurbit

Translations

• Russian: ты́ква

Translations

• Russian: ты́ква

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