muskmelon vs pepo

muskmelon

noun
  • A type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting. 

pepo

noun
  • A plant producing such a fruit. 

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

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