Pepo

·noun Any fleshy fruit with a firm rind, as a pumpkin, melon, or gourd. ·see Gourd.

← Peplus × Pepper →

pepo
pĕpo, ŏnis, m., = πέπων, ονος, a species of large melon , a pumpkin , Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 65; 20, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.