Cucurbita Pepo Melopepo (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cucurbita pepo melopepo, a type of pumpkin, was cultivated specifically for its sweet, tender flesh.
- In summer, farmers would harvest the cucurbita pepo melopepo when it was still a tender, edible delicacy.
- Cucurbita pepo melopepo plants spread quickly, covering the entire garden with their sprawling vines.
- Food historians believe that cucurbita pepo melopepo was one of the first domesticated species of the Cucurbita genus.
- To prevent over-ripening, cucurbita pepo melopepo must be picked before its rind hardens.