Meaning of 瓠果
瓠果 means pepo; a type of fleshy fruit (berry) in the Cucurbitaceae family, developed from both the ovary and the receptacle. Pronounced hù guǒ.
- pepo; a type of fleshy fruit (berry) in the Cucurbitaceae family, developed from both the ovary and the receptacle
Definitions & Examples
Xī西
guā瓜
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
hù瓠
guǒ果
。
Watermelon is a typical pepo.
Huáng黄
guā瓜
hé和
nán南
guā瓜
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
hù瓠
guǒ果
lèi类
。
Cucumbers and pumpkins both belong to the pepo category.
Hù瓠
guǒ果
de的
wài外
pí皮
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
jiào较
jiān坚
yìng硬
，
yǐ以
bǎo保
hù护
nèi内
bù部
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
。
The outer rind of a pepo is usually quite hard to protect the internal seeds.
Cóng从
zhí植
wù物
xué学
jiǎo角
dù度
kàn看
，
sī丝
guā瓜
hé和
kǔ苦
guā瓜
yě也
dōu都
shì是
hù瓠
guǒ果
。
From a botanical perspective, loofah and bitter melon are also types of pepos.