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单词 pepo
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•po  (pēpō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pos. 
  1. Plant Biologythe 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.
  • Greek pépōn, short for pépōn (síkyos) ripe (gourd)
  • Latin pepō large melon, pumpkin
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pepo /ˈpiːpəʊ/ n ( pl -pos)
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen
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