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Answer for the clue "Pumpkin or melon ", 4 letters:
pepo

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pepo \Pe"po\, n. [L., a kind of melon, from Gr. ?.] (Bot.) Any fleshy fruit with a firm rind, as a pumpkin, melon, or gourd. See Gourd .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber. 2 A plant producing such a fruit.

Usage examples of pepo.

Different varieties of the same species replace each other among the kidney beans, lima beans, the chili pepper Capsicum annuum / chinense, and the squash Cucurbita pepo.

Different varieties of the same species replace each other among the kidney beans, lima beans, the chili pepper Capsicum annuum I chinense, and the squash Cucurbita pepo.