[pee-poh] 
| 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. |
| pe·po (pē'pō) n. pl. pe·pos The fruit of any of various related plants, such as the cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, and melon, having a hard or leathery rind, fleshy pulp, and numerous flattened seeds. [Latin pepō, a kind of melon, from Greek pepōn, ripe; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.] |