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/ˈpiː.pəʊ/ · noun
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber..
The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.
Use pepo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pepo means A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber..
Common synonyms include gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.
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