pepo

pepo
/pee"poh/, n., pl. pepos.
the 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.
[1700-10; < L pepo large melon, pumpkin < Gk pépon, short for pépon (síkyos) ripe (gourd)]

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