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pepo

/pee-poh/US // ˈpi poʊ //UK // (ˈpiːpəʊ) //

蓓蕾,胡萝卜素,蓓蓓,蓓蕾花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pe·pos.

    • : the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Among the first was that of Bologna, where Pepo began to expound the law in 1075.

  • A fourth, Pepo rotundus major, added in the edition of 1616, appears to me to be C. maxima.

  • In the drawing of Pepo oblongus of Lobel, Icones, 641, the character of the peduncle is clearly defined.

  • The pepo, another indehiscent syncarpous fruit, is illustrated by the fruit of the gourd, melon (fig. 31) and other Cucurbitaceae.

  • Figure 189 exhibits the effect of light applied alternately above or below the cotyledon of Cucurbita Pepo.