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
Word origin
C19: from Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen
pepo in American English
(ˈpipoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈpepos
any fleshy gourd fruit with a hard rind and many seeds, as the melon or squash