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Definition of: pepo
(pē′pō) noun plural ·pos
The fleshy fruit of the gourd family, with hardened rind and numerous enclosed seeds, as the squash, cucumber, pumpkin, melon, etc. Also pe·pon·i·da (pi·pon′ə·də), pe·po·ni·um (pi·pō′nē·əm). [<L, a pumpkin <Gk. pepōn (sikyos) a ripe (gourd)]
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