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Pulpy vs Pepo - What's the difference?

pulpy | pepo |

As an adjective pulpy

is having the characteristics of pulp.

As a noun pepo is

a fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.

pulpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having the characteristics of pulp
    • the pulpy texture of overripe fruit
  • Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence
    • a pulpy TV thriller

    Derived terms

    * pulpily * pulpiness

    pepo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 1945 , George Francis Carter, Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest , Issue 5?, page 25
    • The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.

    Synonyms

    * (fruit) gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber * (plant) cucurbit

    Anagrams

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