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pepo
CIDE DICTIONARY
pepo, n. [L., a kind of melon, from Gr. pe`pwn.].
Any fleshy fruit with a firm rind, as a pumpkin, melon, or gourd. See Gourd. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pepo, n. (pl. -os) any fleshy fruit of the melon or cucumber type, with numerous seeds and surrounded by a hard skin.
Etymology
L, = pumpkin, f. Gk pepon abbr. of pepon sikuos ripe gourd
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