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pe·po  (p   p  ) KEY NOUN: pl. pe·pos - The fruit of any of various related plants, such as the cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, and melon, having a hard or leathery rind, fleshy pulp, and numerous flattened seeds.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin pep , a kind of melon, from Greek pep n, ripe; see pekw- in Indo-European roots
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