pepo
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
Other meanings
A plant producing such a fruit.
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πέπων" (large melon).
Where this comes from
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