pe·po (p  p )n. pl. pe·pos The fruit of any of various related plants, such as the cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, and melon, having a hard or leathery rind, fleshy pulp, and numerous flattened seeds. [Latin pep , a kind of melon, from Greek pepn, ripe; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.] |
pepo [ˈpiːpəʊ]
n pl -pos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
[from Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen]
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