pepo; berry-like fleshy fruit of cucurbits
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pepo; a type of fleshy fruit (berry) in the Cucurbitaceae family, developed from both the ovary and the receptacle
technicalBotanical term specifically referring to fruits like watermelon, cucumber, and pumpkin. Distinguished from true berries (浆果) by the hard outer rind derived from the receptacle.
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.
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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.