Definition of Pepino

1. a bushy perennial plant with edible fruit [n -NOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepino

pep squad
pep squads
pep talk
pep talks
pep up
pepastic
peperino
peperinos
pepernoot
peperomia
peperomias
peperoncini
peperoni
peperonis
pepful
pepino (current term)
pepinos
pepita
pepitas
pepla
peplis
peplomer
peplomers
peplomycin
peplos
peploses
peplum
peplumed
peplums
peplus

Literary usage of Pepino

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"... (pepino) /ii'll* A characteristic view, showing the small soil-covered flats and associated haystack hills found in the region ot the Arecibo formation. ..."

2. Annual Report (1892)
"pepino.—Solanum muricatum. Within the last few years a novelty has appeared in the ... catalogue under the name of pepino, Melon Pear, Melon Shrub, ..."

3. The Forcing Book: A Manual of the Cultivation of Vegetables in Glass Houses by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Mr. Eisen's account of the pepino will be interesting in this connection. ... But as pepino in Spanish also means cucumber, it was thought best to give the ..."

4. Historia Crítica de la Literatura Espanola by José Amador de los Ríos (1864)
"... llegaba al cabo Blanca Flor á romper la urdimbre de la impostura, reconociendo que no era Berta la muger que honraba pepino como á reina, y obteniendo ..."

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