pepo (plural pepos)
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
A plant producing such a fruit.
• (fruit): gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber
• (plant): cucurbit
• Pope, peop., pope
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"po, n. Etym: [L., a kind of melon, from Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Any fleshy fruit with a firm rind, as a pumpkin, melon, or gourd. See Gourd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
